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.

Northampton County Prison among 26 in Pa. with inadequate inmate voting policy, report finds. Published: ; Sep. 12, 2021, 7:00 a.m.

Northampton County; Northampton County Prison study finds specialty courts and community programming key to reducing recidivism. Updated: ; Mar. 19, 2014, 8:55 p.m ...

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.

Corrections officers at Northampton County Jail knew about a fellow guard’s repeated sexual assaults of a female inmate but didn’t stop the rapes, a federal lawsuit alleges. The woman, who has ...

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 ...

The Northampton County judge who released Tahir Sutton from prison last year reversed course Wednesday, ordering the Phillipsburg man convicted of robbery to report to prison in 60 days. The two ...