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Jan 2026 6

13% of women in Pa. prisons serving life amid US incarceration spike

By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect | CRIME AND SAFETY, COMMUNITY, USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

Most women who are incarcerated in Pennsylvania are serving time for nonviolent offenses, such as drug or property crimes or weapons possession.

13% of women in Pa. prisons serving life amid US incarceration spike

Oct 2025 23

Bucks County inmate work release program won’t be suspended despite rash of escapes

By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect | CRIME AND SAFETY, COMMUNITY, USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

Bucks County Corrections Department officials have no plans to suspend a work release program in the wake of two additional inmates who failed to return after leaving from jobs.

Oct 2025 1

Pa. Department of Corrections is closing two prisons over critics’ objections

By Ian Karbal, Pennsylvania Capital-Star | CRIME AND SAFETY, COMMUNITY, Ian Karbal, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

The process is expected to be carried out over four months, and estimates say it could save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.

13% of women in Pa. prisons serving life amid US incarceration spike

Bucks County inmate work release program won’t be suspended despite rash of escapes

Pa. Department of Corrections is closing two prisons over critics’ objections

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