After being placed on hold for nearly two years because of the coronavirus pandemic, plans to build a new Berks County Prison are back in motion.. The county commissioners voted unanimously during ...

Berks County commissioners named members to the committee that will oversee the early phases of the construction of a new Berks County Prison in Bern Township.

The Berks County Prison Board has adjusted one of its policies in an attempt to balance compliance with detention requests from federal immigration officials and the rights of those being detained.

Jeffrey R. Smith, 45, new Berks County Prison warden, plans to brings changes to the Bern Township facility. In 14 years, Smith held many jobs there and says he has in-depth knowledge of how ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — A Berks County mother has been sentenced on Thursday for the deaths of her two children back in 2019. Lisa Snyder was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive sentences of life ...

Study launched into Berks County justice and jail system in effort to reduce inmate population. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 89°F. Sunday, July 6th 2025 E-Edition.

READING, BERKS COUNTY, Pa.– A Berks County inmate escaped from prison late Wednesday evening. Joseph Mahorney, Jr., 24, exited ADDAPT prison through a fir ...

She is being held in Berks County Jail after failing to post $100,000 bail. David Marshall, 35, SCI Smithfield. Adams said he would be requesting consecutive prison sentences for all the inmates ...

A Berks County man will spend the next 28 to 57 years in state prison for attempting to pay to sexually assault a 12-year-old girl during a 2022 undercover operation ...

BERN TWP., Pa. - Berks County Detectives say a county jail inmate is facing child sex abuse charges after allegedly using an electronic tablet to contact an underage female and engage in sexually ...

READING, Pa. — Plans for a new jail in Berks County are moving forward. The Berks County commissioners voted Thursday morning to adopt a needs assessment for a new jail, as recommended by CGL ...