Four decades ago, about 26,000 women were held in U.S. jails or prisons. By 2023, that number was roughly 186,000, according ...

Any personnel losses at the state level could be a boon for the Centre County Correctional Facility, which has long been ...

The Pennsylvania correctional institution at Rockview in Centre County is among four facilities recommended for closure. The closing of two Pennsylvania correctional facilities, SCI-Rockview in Centre ...

(WHTM)– A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing legislation to prohibit state and local contracts with private prison facilities and corporations in Pennsylvania. State Representative Perry Warren (D-31) ...

Women’s incarceration has risen dramatically, increasing by more than 600% since 1980, according to a new report from The ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state inmates are no longer being punished with the baked brown slabs known as food loaves. The Department of Corrections has stopped giving the food loaves to ...

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PennLive Investigative Reporter Joshua Vaughn stood with some giants when he was honored with the “Human Rights Champion” award Wednesday night at the Pennsylvania Prison Society’s “Love Above Bars” ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Julie Poehlmann, University of Wisconsin-Madison (THE CONVERSATION) Across ...

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(Pa. Department of Corrections photo) The closing of two Pennsylvania correctional facilities, SCI-Rockview in Centre County and the Quehanna Boot Camp in Clearfield County, is moving forward despite ...