According to statistics released Aug. 18 by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Northampton County’s prison system was among the costliest in the state last year.

EASTON, Pa. – Northampton County Director of Corrections James Kostura will retire May 1 after 31 years of service. "I reluctantly accepted this," County Executive Lamont G. McClure said Thursday.

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Easton police and the Northampton County Sheriff's Office closed off streets around the prison during the search, which began about 7 a.m. and wrapped up around 1:30 p.m.

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 ...

EASTON, Pa. – Northampton County Council has approved a 25% temporary pay increase for corrections officers, if the prison guards meet a COVID-19 vaccination target.

A former corrections officer at Northampton County Prison pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony for his conduct with an inmate, county District Attorney Terence Houck’s office announced.. Kelvin ...

A Lehigh County man is accused of trying to break into a Northampton County apartment and attacking a police officer that responded. The officer was hospitalized with “visible injuries” after ...

Two Northampton County residents are dead, and their son-in-law is charged with their murder, accused of shooting them both in the head while his children and wife were in the home.

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 arrested on a warrant in Freemansburg Monday night faces even more charges after a strip search at the county prison revealed he had tied 18 packets of heroin to his penis ...