"We think this could be a game-changer for us," said Corrections Director David Kratz
"I'm trying to make $100,000 before I head upstate," one of the now charged inmates wrote in a letter
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The Philadelphia Bail Fund said it plans to use the money later this month "to free as many people as possible"
The jails have lost about 500 corrections staff during the pandemic, adding only 143 in the same time
When three COs found out their colleague's daughter had cancer, they created a unique way to make a difference
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Rhonda Jean Russell had just been disarmed by the inmate when a police officer opened fire to protect her from harm
The county is moving to hold contractors to the same ethical standards as employees following reports of inmate abuses, inappropriate public comments
An attorney for the former officer said his client's loss of control over the inmate led to the repeated misconduct
Sgt. Mark Baserman died days after he was assaulted by an inmate in 2018
Converting postal mail into electronic communications is proving a lifesaver for Butler County Prison
The county prison board in April approved inmate use of about 350 tablet computers the prison received as part of a 2017 telecommunications contract
Two dozen DOC employees cooked and served a hot meal to about 40 local veterans, in addition to donating clothes, food and toiletries
Under a new policy, state prison inmates receive copies of mail after it is processed by the DOC, which some say violates inmates' civil rights
The contract calls for a 40-cent raise retroactive to Nov. 1, and a 75-cent raise for both 2019 and 2020
The prohibition was part of a wide-ranging security crackdown meant to eliminate drug smuggling into the prisons, in particular K2
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