Just as the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reported the first drop in decades of average daily jail populations in large jurisdictions, the Philadelphia Prison System saw its number of inmates fall ...

In Philadelphia, more and more guilty pleas by defendants are being handled through a videoconferencing system, which the city courts and prisons plan to expand to streamline court cases, reduce ...

The Philadelphia Department of Prisons has increased its correctional officer staffing by 27% since April 2024, marking a significant turnaround for a system that struggled with severe shortages ...