Philadelphia

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

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

The nine-year veteran is accused of taking more than $23,000 in bribes over two months last year

The oversight board would be just one of several new outside authorities brought in to monitor or course-correct the jails

The city committed to paying hiring and retention bonuses for correctional officers

"It's like saying you can only play for the Phillies if you grew up in Philadelphia," said Mayor Jim Kenney

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

The grant is aimed at reducing by 15% the number of people in city jails by the end of 2022