The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is under pressure to act after five inmates at Graterford Prison have died by suicide in the last three months. “This is not ordinary, this many incidents ...

SKIPPACK >> Skippack Township hosts quaint shops, a community pool, a branch of the bucolic Perkiomen Trail and also about 4,000 convicted criminals.At night, the lights of Graterford prison ...

Furthermore, the entire prison system's population is aging, which will necessitate even more medical care. "We have 700 lifers at Graterford," he said. "Most of them will die here." ...

The prison called Phoenix, Pennsylvania’s newest, most expensive state corrections institution, is scheduled to open by the end of June. But after more than two years of construction delays ...

GRATERFORD, Pa. (WPVI) -- We got our first look at Pennsylvania's newest correctional facility, which will replace the aging Graterford prison. The State Correctional Institution in Montgomery ...

Christopher Gilchrist's death was one of four suicides at Graterford in a span of five weeks. By comparison, the entire Pennsylvania Department of Corrections counted seven suicides per year on ...

PennLive got the chance to walk through both SCI Graterford and SCI Phoenix. Here's a look at how the 88-year-old prison compares to its high-tech replacement.

Corrections officials have accused two longtime Graterford State Prison captains of improperly blocking inmate misconduct reports and committing other administrative misdeeds, bringing to four the ...

Pennsylvania is planning to replace Graterford Prison with a new facility to reduce overcrowding, and construction could begin as early as next fall, according to the state’s Department of ...

The prison also held a TEDx event at Graterford recently. Inmates submitted essays, and about seven of them were chosen to speak at the event. A 61-year-old man named Craig was one of those chosen.

The prison also held a TEDx event at Graterford recently. Inmates submitted essays, and about seven of them were chosen to speak at the event. A 61-year-old man named Craig was one of those chosen.

The prison also held a TEDx event at Graterford recently. Inmates submitted essays, and about seven of them were chosen to speak at the event. A 61-year-old man named Craig was one of those chosen.