The Philadelphia Department of Prisons has begun allowing correctional officers to wear hijabs while on duty, a policy change that advocates say marks an important step toward protecting religious ...

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 ...

The Philadelphia Department of Prisons and Ardella’s House, a nonprofit advocacy and services organization providing support to currently and formerly incarcerated parents and their children, reunited ...

A Philadelphia Department of Corrections sergeant was killed in a motorcycle crash in Northeast Philadelphia early Friday morning. Police say the crash happened around 6:45 a.m. on the 4300 block of ...

A Philadelphia corrections sergeant was killed in a motorcycle crash in the city’s Holmesburg neighborhood on Friday, April 17, multiple media outlets are reporting, citing police. Sgt. Devon Williams ...