Category: Prison

Twenty-one prisoners have escaped county prisons, jails, and detention centers in Pennsylvania this year

The following cases involve escapes from secure facilities that house violent prisoners, not including trustee inmates who often walk away from outside work details, or do not return to work release programs.

Inmates complain of no water, unsanitary conditions during DCP lockdown

Complaints of unsanitary conditions have been reported by inmates who share a cell, have no running water, and are unable to flush their human waste.