February 12, 2020 | 12:38 PM
tag | criminal justice
January 20, 2020 | 3:38 PM
Lawmakers, educators, prosecutors and more will study Pa.’s juvenile justice issues
Governor Tom Wolf says the goal is to make sure more young offenders leave the criminal system and stay out.
January 17, 2020 | 4:11 PM
Gov. Wolf to follow through on plan to close state prison
SCI Retreat, about 10 miles west of Wilkes-Barre, has about 400 employees and about 940 inmates.
January 15, 2020 | 7:38 PM
Pa. moves to close another prison as incarceration rates drop
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections plans to shutter Retreat in light of the state’s rapidly declining inmate population and a $140 million hole in the agency’s budget.
January 7, 2020 | 5:00 AM
Christians Pray At a Discount: Muslim inmates charged more for religious texts
A PA Post review of county jails' commissaries finds that Muslim inmates meet financial barriers to practicing their religion.
December 18, 2019 | 5:00 AM
Despite controversial amendments, House passes justice reinvestment bills
The measures now go back to the Senate, where members will vote to concur with, or reject the amendments.
December 10, 2019 | 5:00 AM
House adds mandatory minimums to high-profile justice reform bills
Many Democrats and some Republicans say mandatory minimum sentences are ineffective and biased against black people. The GOP committee chair says he ‘doesn’t see color.’
November 26, 2019 | 9:18 AM
‘Incarceration is the new cancer’: Pa. Sen. Camera Bartolotta on her work to revamp criminal justice
Bartolotta’s engagement with criminal-justice issues comes at a time when legislators have worked to advance a raft of legislation meant to help people who get caught up in the system.
November 22, 2019 | 5:28 AM
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