From solitary confinement without cause to dead mice in breakfast bowls, Pennsylvania's lack of prison oversight enables systematic mistreatment.

A 65-year-old man died late last week at Lancaster County Prison, according to authorities. John Bigley Jr., who was admitted to the prison on the evening of Jan. 1, died the next day, officials said ...

Pennsylvania prisons now give suboxone to thousands of inmates, with thousands more on the waiting list.

As budget hearings got underway last week, Pennsylvania state lawmakers questioned officials with the state Department of Corrections about why they deserve a budget increase, even after deciding to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two former Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers are charged with smuggling drugs into the prison they worked at.

The Pennsylvania Prison Society has named Matt Dugan, a former chief public defender for Allegheny County, as its first Western Pennsylvania region director. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the Prison ...