POCOPSON TWP., Penn. -- The manhunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has expanded and two school districts have closed after the convicted murderer was spotted outside the original search area, ...

When a person incarcerated at the federal detention center in Philadelphia is placed on suicide watch, they are assigned to ...

Declining inmate populations and costly needed repairs at the aging prisons are cited as reasons for potential closure. While some advocate for closures to consolidate resources for inmates, ...

Dywayne Grasty remembers his first summer in SCI Rockview — an aging state prison in Centre County — last year. His 6-inch fan from the commissary that cost him $10.62 only circulated hot air. There ...

Prison expenses, which represent roughly a quarter of York County's 2026 budget, have grown tremendously in recent years with ...

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The former Japanese interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani surrendered to a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Monday, beginning a nearly five-year prison sentence for bank and tax fraud after he ...

The man who police say firebombed the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence using two Heineken bottles filled with gasoline has been moved to a state prison known for providing intensive psychiatric ...