Incarceration

Delaware County is lowering its bail retention fees — which at 40%, is the highest in Pennsylvania.

The center will divert people with mental illnesses away from incarceration and into treatment. It’s expected to open by the end of 2024.

Embedded with the Philadelphia Defender Association, the new advocates will help adults and children access critical social services.

A homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape from jail last week continues to evade capture.

Authorities are seeking information about a drone that may have been operating near a northwestern Pennsylvania jail before the escape of a homicide suspect last week.

Her release comes days after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would not fight a state appeals court ruling that Van Houten should be granted parole.

Authorities are searching for an inmate described as “very dangerous” who officials say escaped from a jail in northwestern Pennsylvania using bed sheets.

The bill aims to limit the length of probation sentences and the circumstances under which a non-violent offender on probation can be sent to jail.

"People are fatigued, people are tired, people are walking around like zombies,” said the head of the corrections officers’ union.

The 81-year-old Kaczynski was found unresponsive in his cell at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday.

The #NoKidsInPrison exhibition advocates for alternatives to youth incarceration through virtual reality and immersive environments.

Kerry Sautner will take over the historic prison museum in Philadelphia.

An incarcerated man alleges officers used excessive force, and that the county fails to properly train officers on interacting with prisoners who have mental illnesses.

Ameen Hurst, 18, is accused of committing four murders.

Hurst and Grant were gone for nearly 19 hours before officials knew they were missing.