Inventing Solitary: In 1790, Philadelphia opened the first American penitentiary, with the nation’s first solitary cells. Black people were disproportionately punished from the start. June 08, 2022
To successfully use Pennsylvania’s ‘compassionate release’ law, he had to choose to die April 21, 2022
Protesting unsafe conditions in city jails, car caravan circles Northeast Philly facility February 12, 2022
Incarcerated individuals at Allegheny County Jail claim intimidation from guards and insufficient rec time January 11, 2022
Pa. prisons pledge reform and agree to pay $8.5 million after Philly man died from pepper spray. September 08, 2021
Family of Tyrone Briggs, killed at the age of 29 by SCI-Mahanoy staff, reach historic settlement with Pennsylvania Department of Corrections September 08, 2021
