A California corrections officer is recovering after being stabbed twice by an inmate using a makeshift weapon, authorities announced Monday. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the ...

The Department of Corrections has released a report recommending the closure of Rockview Prison in Centre County and Quehanna ...

The announcement opens up a 3-month public comment period, including public hearings, before a final decision is made. Gov.

Josh Shapiro's administration is recommending the closure of Rockview state prison and the Quehanna boot camp, both in ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) announced on Monday the confirmation of four proposed facility closures.

The budget proposal says closing two state prisons would result in an estimated annual cost savings of over $100 million and closing two state-run centers would save an additional $10 million ...

“We never really designed prison for women,” Jeanne Woodford, the former deputy secretary at the CDCR told The Times. “We built prisons for men and then painted them pink and said this is ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed state budget presented on Tuesday includes plans to close two state prisons. The $51.5 billion proposal recommends shuttering the prisons based on a downward trend ...

The proposal does not name which centers would close. The Department of Corrections says a committee will submit a report to the secretary of corrections that recommends which SCIs are proposed ...