Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Union officials are sounding the alarm as the state, like many, grapples with a staffing shortage

Staff have worked "60-hour weeks and 72-hour weeks, routinely," Justice and Public Safety Secretary Kerry Harvey said

The person walked past armed security to gain access to the facility

The corrections guild president says officers are so exhausted from mandatory OT that they're sleeping in empty cells between shifts

The Philadelphia Bail Fund said it plans to use the money later this month "to free as many people as possible"

Mayor Adams said the ultimatum is about safety, though this decision will likely impact the Correction Department particularly hard

As of Monday, more than 200 IDOC staff were out of work due to COVID-19

"The staff morale is the lowest I've seen in the 19 years I've worked for the bureau," a union official said

"There is no sugarcoating the current situation in our prison facilities," said union President Michael Powers

Sheriff Clarence Birkhead attributed the increase to new people entering the jail who have not been vaccinated

Gov. Phil Murphy criticized those who refuse to get the vaccine as "selfish," likening it to drunk driving

Kirsten Liebendorfer is speaking out about the way her husband and his fellow COs are treated on the job

The sheriff authorized an additional $5 per hour for regular hours scheduled and worked

Court records say a judge on Jan. 5 ordered the man held without bail

Corrections Officer Melissa France's death was due to “complications from a work-related illness,” the sheriff's office said