Spotlight PA is an independent ... But lawmakers questioned how such a substantial increase was needed after the prison system promised savings following the closure of two facilities in 2017 ...

Pennsylvania’s prison system is looking to expand its model “Little Scandinavia” unit — which aims to create a more humane ...

As Pennsylvania grapples with ways to better care for and rehabilitate the tens of thousands of people held in its prison ...

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The head of the state prison system says they want to hear from the public in response to the announcement that they may close the Rockview state prison and the ...

During a hearing on Monday, State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (R-Fayette) asked Secretary Laurel Harry of the PA Department of Corrections whether she had concerns that more prisoners in fewer ...