The search for escaped Chester County Prison inmate Danelo Cavalcante has led to the closure of two school districts in the county.

Rayfiq Tiggle, Tariq Chambers, and Isaiah Jones were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A prison sentence is a punishment for committing a crime. But it is also a chance for inmates to turn their lives around and stop causing harm to others.

A proposal to create a Prison Community Oversight Board will appear on the 2025 primary ballot in Philadelphia after City Council unanimously approved a bill supporting its creation.

Pennsylvania officials say a prison tower guard has been fired after a convicted murderer slipped out on his watch in a brazen escape.

Philadelphia nonprofit helps women reenter society after being released from prison The nonprofit has helped more than 1,700 women through programs prioritizing sisterhood.

The city of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical medical experiments performed on mostly Black inmates at its Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s through the 1970s.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man has been sentenced to at least 3 1/2 years in prison in a shooting death outside a well-known Philadelphia cheesesteak shop almost two years ago.

A prison sentence is a punishment for committing a crime. But it is also a chance for inmates to turn their lives around and stop causing harm to others.