Incarceration
Prisoner escapes from facility in Philadelphia’s Holmesburg section; search underway
The man being sought has been identified as 34-year-old Gino Hagenkotter.
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Data shows fewer than 50 people were released in the last 14 years under the current compassionate release law.
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Escaped murderer charged with burglary and theft while on the run for 2 weeks
Cavalcante was charged Monday with felony counts of burglary, criminal trespass, theft, and possession of a firearm as well as a number of misdemeanor charges.
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Preserving the Airy Street Prison, ‘Untenable’ City Bus Depot, ‘Stand Up and Shout’
Today, the debate over Norristown's historic Airy Street prison. And, the new HBO Max documentary "Stand Up and Shout," songs from a Philly high school.
Air Date: November 9, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:21New effort to ensure people convicted of crimes in Philly know their voting rights
The goal of a new program is to make sure the accused and convicted are aware of their right to vote.
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Gov. Murphy closes part of N.J.’s only women’s prison amid reports of misconduct there
The move partly fulfills a promise made more than two years ago to close the facility amid reports of sexual abuse and misconduct there.
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Philly prison break review finds major security problems led to May escape
District Attorney Larry Krasner presented part of his extensive review into what led to the escape. He would not make it totally public due to security issues.
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Philadelphia Bail Fund ceases operations indefinitely
Anyone arrested in the next several years will have to find bail from some other source besides the Philadelphia Bail Fund.
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Pa. lawmakers push forward significant juvenile justice reforms
Two years after the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force made policy recommendations, there is finally some political will in the state House to move on reforms.
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Listen 1:15Prison guard warned that Danelo Cavalcante planned escape a month before he fled, emails show
Hours after Cavalcante's from the Chester County Prison, a prison sergeant said that a corrections officer “noted back in July that this inmate was planning an escape."
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ACLU sues Delaware for ‘deliberate indifference’ to medical care in prisons
The lawsuit cites numerous alleged examples of prisoners being denied care, including one man recently diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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Pennsylvania inmates sue over ‘tortuous conditions’ of solitary confinement
A group of five inmates say the solitary confinement conditions in a state prison are unconstitutional, worsening and creating mental illness in those held there.
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Jailbreaks in Pennsylvania are not as common as recent events imply
A Spotlight PA analysis of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections data reveals jailbreaks aren’t as common as recent high-profile examples imply.
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Escaped Missouri inmate on the run since June captured in Chester County, Pa.
An "armed and dangerous" inmate who escaped a jail in Barry County, Missouri earlier this summer was arrested on Thursday in Avondale, Pennsylvania.
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Chester County to hold 2 town hall sessions to address prisoner escape, residents’ concerns
The Chester County Commissioners will hold the meetings to offer support, information on counseling, and more details on efforts to increase prison security.
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