PHILADELPHIA -- Pope Francis will have a nice place to sit when he meets with Philadelphia prisoners next month. Inmates in the city's correctional system have been working for the past couple of ...

Ameen Hurst, 20, will serve 55 to 110 years behind bars following his escape from prison, where he was being held for murder charges. File: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes part in a ...

FILE - Holmesburg Prison, in the northeast section of Philadelphia, 1970. Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed an Ivy League researcher to ...

Along with being tasked with electing a Democratic candidate for Philadelphia District Attorney in the upcoming November elections -- which, incumbent Larry Krasner won-- and participate in a number ...

Inside Philadelphia prisons, the most anticipated visitor is a dog. Therapy dog programs are now built into prison life; they help staff manage tension and give inmates rare moments of emotional reset ...

Law enforcement officials in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced a conviction and sentencing for the two people who were involved in the July 2020 hit-and-run death of William ...

It's Dr. Damone Jones' life's work and passion to help young people in the criminal justice system, many charged as adults. He's the senior pastor of Bible Way Baptist Church and president of the ...

Quilt Elegies” includes a prototype of Krimes’ fabric-based mural designed with people recently released from prison.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed an Ivy League researcher to conduct human testing on incarcerated people, many of ...