Pennsylvania

Ameen Hurst and Nasir Grant escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center on May 7 by cutting a hole in a fence

Nasir Grant, who escaped from Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center, was captured while dressed as a woman, authorities said

The men were gone for nearly 19 hours before officials knew they were missing from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center

Ameen Hurst, 18, and Nasir Grant, 24, escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center by cutting a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard

CO staffing is running at 80% of its full complement to protect and secure the 500 or more inmates at Westmoreland County Prison

Funding for the Inside-Out training program will cover costs for one year

Expansion of the Heart and Lung Act will add park rangers, some corrections employees, port and housing police and university officers

"He was just the best. He was just a great police officer who advocated for a safer city that he grew up in," an officer said

A Luzerne County Correctional Facility lieutenant says COs need more training on how to recognize inmates at risk

The money, intended to hire new federal COs and retain current ones, could "save someone's life or save them from serious injury"

Schuylkill County Prison requests $160K for 42 additional wireless access points, switches and cables to improve communication between iPads used by COs

Interim Somerset County sheriff says "we gotta do something about" $11.92 per hour starting pay which makes it difficult to recruit and retain deputies

The contract gives the county right to hire up to 13 part-time COs, which will "substantially cut down on overtime"

Christopher Williams, 62, spent 25 years on Pennsylvania death row, before being exonerated of four murders and freed

12-year CO described violence, low morale and mandates at the facility that recently transitioned to county control