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October 5, 2025 | 5:00 AM

PA Local Heroes: This Cumberland County leader helps people adjust to life after prison

Cumberland County advocate Michael Eskridge helps formerly incarcerated Pennsylvanians regain their footing.

By Ann Rejrat/Spotlight PA

June 24, 2025 | 3:12 PM

Shapiro says prison closures will save $100M, but critics want Pa. to explore alternatives

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration has delayed making a final decision on the closures as the plan faces pushback.

By Elena Eisenstadt for Spotlight PA

May 29, 2025 | 1:36 PM

People with mental illness can languish in jail. This Pa. county thinks a new mobile clinic can help.

The move by Allegheny County expands access to treatment for people who can’t aid in their own defense due to mental illness

By Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA

April 28, 2025 | 2:04 PM

Why inmates can’t be put to work picking up trash along Route 222 and other highways [Lancaster Watchdog]

By Hannah Sutton/LNP | LancasterOnline

September 25, 2024 | 12:11 PM

US appeals court says man can sue Pennsylvania over 26 years of solitary confinement

A man who spent 26 years in solitary confinement despite a history of mental illness can sue Pennsylvania prison officials for alleged cruel and unusual punishment, a U.S. appeals court said in reviving the man’s lawsuit.

By Maryclaire Dale/The Associated Press

Updated: June 13, 2024 | 5:36 pm

ACLU sues Pennsylvania, demands more resources for public defenders statewide

By Oliver Morrison/WESA

May 22, 2024 | 1:24 PM

Pa. lawmakers call for permanent funding, expansion of Scandinavian model of prisons

The approach focuses on rehabilitation over punishment.

By Ben Wasserstein/WITF

May 17, 2024 | 9:58 AM

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