tag | prison

 Marc Levy
August 1, 2020 | 7:34 AM

Report: probation, parole ‘feed mass incarceration,’ and the ‘problem is particularly acute’ in PA

By An-Li Herring/WESA
 Steve Helber
July 16, 2020 | 10:02 AM

US prison populations down 8% amid coronavirus outbreak

More than 57,000 prisoners have tested positive for the coronavirus in facilities across the country since the outbreak began.
By Damini Sharma and Weihua Li/The Marshall Project and Denise Lavoie and Claudia Lauer/The Associated Press
 Marc Levy
July 8, 2020 | 11:56 AM

Sentenced for life, prisoners convicted of felony-murder sue for chance at release

Across the state, more than 1,100 people are serving life terms for the crime.
By An-Li Herring/WESA

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 Michael Rubinkam
June 25, 2020 | 7:43 AM

COVID-19 cases continue to climb at Dauphin County prison

“Clearly,we have a COVID spread inside."
By Christine Vendel/PennLive
June 18, 2020 | 1:02 PM

Mass-testing bill gets thumbs down from Alleghency County council panel

With cases rising at U.S. jails and prisons in recent weeks, however, the issue continues to spark debate.
By An-Li Herring/WESA
 Emma Lee
May 21, 2020 | 5:29 AM

Fewer people being released from Philly jails as pool of eligible cases shrinks

By the end of last week, 102 county inmates had been released, the lowest total since the emergency order took effect.
By Aaron Moselle/WHYY
 Seth Wenig/AP
May 13, 2020 | 11:01 AM

Paul Manafort released from prison to home confinement due to coronavirus concerns

Manafort had sent a letter to the Bureau of Prisons asking to be released to home confinement. He argued that his health and age made him susceptible to contracting the deadly virus, which can spread quickly in places like prisons where social distancing is difficult to achieve.

By Brakkton Booker
 Emma Lee
May 4, 2020 | 8:16 AM

Crowded prisons are festering ‘petri dishes’ for coronavirus, observers warn

By Jake Harper/NPR
 Eric Gay
May 2, 2020 | 8:37 AM

ACLU calls for release of oregnant inmates during the coronavirus pandemic

Advocates point to the case of Andrea Circle Bear, who died of COVID-19 on Tuesday in federal custody.
By Sarah McCammon/NPR
 Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
April 30, 2020 | 5:43 AM

SCI Huntingdon has second-most COVID-19 cases among Pa. state prisons

The Corrections Department said the coronvavirus entered the prison from the community.
By Min Xian/WPSU
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