Rockview state prison is slated for closure under a plan unveiled Monday by Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration, a proposal that would save the state tens of millions of dollars but also have ...

Federal prosecutors alleged Ronaldo Ayala, reputed to be a powerful member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, conspired with the Sinaloa cartel and offered to protect its notorious former leader, ...

Justice Lassiter died by suicide in March 2023, more than two years into a seven-year sentence at Northern State Prison in Newark. If he'd made parole as soon as he was eligible, he would have ...

Josh Shapiro’s administration recommended the closure of Rockview state prison, a 110-year-old facility that employs hundreds. It appears Shapiro’s administration began notifying stakeholders ...

Ayala, who was transferred last year from San Quentin to Centinela state prison as Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down death row, has yet to enter a plea. It wasn't clear Friday whether he was represented ...

Justice Lassiter died by suicide in March 2023, more than two years into a seven-year sentence at Northern State Prison in Newark. If he'd made parole as soon as he was eligible, he would have been ...

SCI Rockview is also where the state executes prisoners on death row, though they’re housed at other prisons. The report notes that the “execution center” could be moved to SCI Brenner ...

DEER LODGE — The warden at the Montana State Prison has been placed on leave, according to the Montana Department of Corrections. Montana State Prison Warden Jim Salmonsen is on leave from the prison, ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing the closure of two state prisons and two community corrections centers in a cost-saving measure that his administration projects would save ...