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Incarceration

Philadelphia city skyline.
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Tribune

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.

2 years ago

An aerial view of the Pa. House of Representatives chambers
Politics & Policy

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.

2 years ago

Listen 1:15
Danelo Cavalcante scales a wall while escaping prison.
Courts & Law

Prison 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."

2 years ago

Overhead photo of the prison complex
Courts & Law

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.

2 years ago

The Department of Corrections’ State Correctional Institution at Fayette. (Pennsylvania
Department of Corrections)
Courts & Law

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.

2 years ago

exterior of the jail
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

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.

2 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

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.

2 years ago

An overhead view of police search
Community
6abc

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.

2 years ago

Law enforcement officers ride by a roadblock as the search for escaped convict Danelo Cavalcante continues in Pottstown, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy
WPSU

After recent escapes, Pa. Republicans plan to introduce bills to improve jail security

Rep. Kathy Rapp plans to introduce a bill that would remove the chance of parole for inmates that try to escape.

2 years ago

A close-up of a dog, Yoda
Courts & Law
6abc

K-9 named Yoda helped authorities catch escaped murderer in Pennsylvania

Danelo Cavalcante made one last attempt to get away, but Yoda was unleashed to stop him.

2 years ago

Danelo Cavalcante in custody, flanked by officers
Courts & Law

After catching escaped murderer, officers took a photo with him. Experts say that was inappropriate

Policing experts said the celebratory moment after the grueling 14-day search for the armed suspect was inappropriate and dehumanizing.

2 years ago

Danelo Cavalcante is captured by law enforcement.
Courts & Law
6abc

The timeline of the hunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante

Here's a look at major developments in the massive manhunt.

2 years ago

A photo of Danelo Cavalcante
NPR
Courts & Law

What it takes to search for a fugitive

The manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from a prison near Philadelphia last month, is nearing the two-week mark. So how do authorities find him?

2 years ago

(6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

Escaped Chester County prisoner stole rifle, fled homeowner’s gunfire; remains at large

Residents in East Nantmeal and South Coventry townships are asked to lock all external doors and windows, secure vehicles, and remain indoors.

2 years ago

Investigators believe Cavalcante is operating a white 2020 Ford Transit van bearing Pennsylvania license plate ZST-8818. The van has a refrigeration unit on the top and was reported stolen by Baily's Dairy.. (Pa. State Police)
Courts & Law
6abc

New images show escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has changed appearance and fled search area

Meanwhile, schools in Chester County are taking extra precautions to keep students and faculty safe, and Longwood Gardens is set to reopen after initial Cavalcante sightings.

2 years ago

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