Incarceration

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 journalist's parents traveled to Russia to hear the pretrial decision, and they were able to briefly see their son and talk.

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.

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty.

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

One Philly council member called the escape of two inmates “predictable,” citing ongoing concerns with the prison system.

According to Philadelphia police, there is evidence of communication between the woman and one of the escaped inmates.

They escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center around 8:30 p.m. Sunday by cutting a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard.

The U.S. journalist is accused of espionage, a charge he, the U.S. government and The Wall Street Journal deny.