Northampton County Executive John Brown and Department of Corrections Director Daniel Keen held an afternoon news conference inside the prison in Easton to reveal the results of the examination of ...

Northampton County Executive John Brown had previously proposed the idea for a new prison. But Lamont McClure, who defeated Brown in the November election, had opposed the idea during his campaign.

Northampton County Council President Kenneth Kraft announced his resignation Thursday night to accept the position of deputy director of corrections. A surprised council accepted his resignation ...

The session is an extension of the popular Northampton County Citizens' Academy, ... Residents invited for an inside look at Northampton County Prison. Updated: Mar. 27, 2014, 11:22 p.m.

A handgun sneaked into Northampton County Prison late last year raised questions about security at the 800-inmate jail in Easton, and the ability of officials to keep contraband out of it. But the ...

EASTON – After 145 years, Northampton County Prison is nearing the end.Members of Executive John Brown’s administration said they will present plans in the near future to replace the current ...

The corrections officers union president at Northampton County Prison says the situation inside the facility in Easton is worse than county Executive Lamont McClure offered on Tuesday and while it ...

A Northampton County Prison inmate died of a heroin/fentanyl overdose in September, and now a fellow inmate will be charged in his death. William Simcox Jr., 56, of Norristown, was released from ...

A man was arrested Wednesday on charges alleging he shot a vehicle occupied by his wife and daughter earlier this week in Northampton County. District Attorney Stephen Baratta said in a news ...

An employee at Northampton County Prison is facing charges after police said she smuggled drugs into the facility for two inmates. Jessica Esmeralda Morales, a medical assistant who is contracted ...

Investigators found 22 dogs in outside kennels and inside the home. ... Giello-Turner was sent to Northampton County Prison under $25,000 bail.

A man in Northampton County Prison died of a heroin/fentanyl overdose in September, and a fellow inmate has been charged in his death. William Simcox Jr., 56, of Norristown, was released from the ...