Centre County officials express surprise, concern at proposal to close Rockview state prison
I don’t know what to say other than I am shocked,” Benner Township Supervisor Kathy Evey said. “It could have a significant ...
Allentown father responsible for 3-year-old son’s gunshot death will serve up to 5 years in prison
The father of a toddler who fatally shot himself with an unattended gun will spend up to five years in state prison after a ...
Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who served 8 years in prison
Blagojevich went to prison on charges related to trying to soliciting funds in exchange for former President Barack Obama's ...
‘I was lost’: Paving a better path for those leaving prison
At the end of 2012, he was sent to a prerelease program in Boston, where he had to find a job with no cellphone and no ...
N.J. man sentenced to federal prison for trying to entice a 13-year-old
A New Jersey man who sent sexually explicit photos of himself to a person he thought was 13-years-old has been sentenced to ...
Pennsylvania governor tags an older prison and a boot camp for closure
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration says it's recommending the closure of Rockview state prison and the Quehanna boot camp ...
Top Judge Favors a Second Chance for Those Languishing in Prison
Rowan Wilson, the chief judge of New York State’s highest court, used his State of the Judiciary address to push back against ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul to push for prison reform after death of inmate
Her proposals include a new unit called The Future of Prisons in New York State that would create a strategy for safer ...
Kate meets new mothers and babies on prison visit
The Princess of Wales has visited a women's prison in Cheshire where she talked to inmates in a mother-and-baby unit. On a ...