Posts tagged with Philadelphia Department of Prisons

Last Updated: Feb. 09, 2020 · 8:36 a.m.

Philly police held protesters overnight at decommissioned, ‘inhumane’ House of Corrections

Nearly 50 people were locked in the shuttered jail two years after city officials deemed it unfit for human life.

Most are considered to have recovered, and 17 have been released.

Ten plaintiffs are seeking a class-action case on behalf of roughly 4,000 incarcerated at county facilities

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9 out of 10 people being held have not yet been convicted of a crime.

From sheriff to public defender to prison commissioner, these women are in charge.

Proceeds from Thursday's show at Boot & Saddle with go toward the music nonprofit Beyond the Bars.

The number of incarcerated persons drops 18 percent, but costs still rise.