
Incarceration
Preserving the Airy Street Prison, ‘Untenable’ City Bus Depot, ‘Stand Up and Shout’
Today, the debate over Norristown's historic Airy Street prison. And, the new HBO Max documentary "Stand Up and Shout," songs from a Philly high school.
Air Date: November 9, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:21New effort to ensure people convicted of crimes in Philly know their voting rights
The goal of a new program is to make sure the accused and convicted are aware of their right to vote.
1 year ago
Gov. Murphy closes part of N.J.’s only women’s prison amid reports of misconduct there
The move partly fulfills a promise made more than two years ago to close the facility amid reports of sexual abuse and misconduct there.
1 year ago
Philly prison break review finds major security problems led to May escape
District Attorney Larry Krasner presented part of his extensive review into what led to the escape. He would not make it totally public due to security issues.
1 year ago
Philadelphia Bail Fund ceases operations indefinitely
Anyone arrested in the next several years will have to find bail from some other source besides the Philadelphia Bail Fund.
1 year ago
Pa. lawmakers push forward significant juvenile justice reforms
Two years after the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force made policy recommendations, there is finally some political will in the state House to move on reforms.
1 year ago
Listen 1:15Prison guard warned that Danelo Cavalcante planned escape a month before he fled, emails show
Hours after Cavalcante's from the Chester County Prison, a prison sergeant said that a corrections officer “noted back in July that this inmate was planning an escape."
1 year ago
ACLU sues Delaware for ‘deliberate indifference’ to medical care in prisons
The lawsuit cites numerous alleged examples of prisoners being denied care, including one man recently diagnosed with terminal cancer.
1 year ago
Pennsylvania inmates sue over ‘tortuous conditions’ of solitary confinement
A group of five inmates say the solitary confinement conditions in a state prison are unconstitutional, worsening and creating mental illness in those held there.
1 year ago
Jailbreaks in Pennsylvania are not as common as recent events imply
A Spotlight PA analysis of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections data reveals jailbreaks aren’t as common as recent high-profile examples imply.
1 year ago
Escaped Missouri inmate on the run since June captured in Chester County, Pa.
An "armed and dangerous" inmate who escaped a jail in Barry County, Missouri earlier this summer was arrested on Thursday in Avondale, Pennsylvania.
1 year ago
Chester County to hold 2 town hall sessions to address prisoner escape, residents’ concerns
The Chester County Commissioners will hold the meetings to offer support, information on counseling, and more details on efforts to increase prison security.
1 year ago
After recent escapes, Pa. Republicans plan to introduce bills to improve jail security
Rep. Kathy Rapp plans to introduce a bill that would remove the chance of parole for inmates that try to escape.
1 year ago
K-9 named Yoda helped authorities catch escaped murderer in Pennsylvania
Danelo Cavalcante made one last attempt to get away, but Yoda was unleashed to stop him.
1 year ago
After catching escaped murderer, officers took a photo with him. Experts say that was inappropriate
Policing experts said the celebratory moment after the grueling 14-day search for the armed suspect was inappropriate and dehumanizing.
1 year ago