Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections say a 36-year-old inmate has died after being found unresponsive in ...

WILLIAMSPORT — The state Department of Corrections and the superintendent of the Muncy prison are accused in a federal civil suit of ignoring the mental health needs of a female inmate from Schuylkill ...

The walls of Pennsylvania’s state prisons proved less isolating in 2025, as the Department of Corrections recorded more than ...

An attorney for the estate of an inmate who committed suicide 16 months ago while incarcerated in the State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale has filed an amended complaint in which he charges ...

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that ...

Over 1M visits with loved ones uplift inmate morale and aid reentry. Discover how strong connections reduce recidivism and ...

The race for who will be Pennsylvania’s number two is once again expected to be competitive. In 2022, Democrat Josh Shapiro ...

McCormick and New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen partnered on the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act in the ...

Cris Dush, a state senator who represents a vast swath of Centre County, said in an interview he would run for lieutenant ...

The 287(g) agreement, which would have enabled sheriff deputies to act as immigration enforcement, was initiated by Ceisler’s ...

The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment” from being inflicted on prisoners.