Incarceration

The goal of a new program is to make sure the accused and convicted are aware of their right to vote.

The move partly fulfills a promise made more than two years ago to close the facility amid reports of sexual abuse and misconduct there.

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.

Anyone arrested in the next several years will have to find bail from some other source besides the Philadelphia Bail Fund.

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.

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."

The lawsuit cites numerous alleged examples of prisoners being denied care, including one man recently diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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.

A Spotlight PA analysis of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections data reveals jailbreaks aren’t as common as recent high-profile examples imply.

An "armed and dangerous" inmate who escaped a jail in Barry County, Missouri earlier this summer was arrested on Thursday in Avondale, Pennsylvania.

The Chester County Commissioners will hold the meetings to offer support, information on counseling, and more details on efforts to increase prison security.

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

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

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

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