PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Philadelphia Department of Prisons (PDP) welcomed four dozen new cadets to its correctional officer ranks this week — its largest class in about a decade.

The alleged murder-for-hire plot was discovered when prison officials began investigating Zunir Wilson-Walker, 22, for misuse ...

“While we need more correctional officers, we need officers with integrity who will uphold the law and their oath,” Philadelphia Department of Prisons Commissioner Michael Resnick sai ...

Joseph Thomas Skowronski, 32, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 2 to 4 years in a state correctional institution after he ...

According to police reports, According to reports, Dominic Hagloch broke into a residence before throwing hatchets at the exterior of the home.

“This ends a lengthy ordeal for C.J., who was forced to grow up in prison, incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. Today’s decision is an acknowledgment from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s ...

NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man is headed to prison ... Additionally, Skowronski is eligible for the state Department of Corrections’ Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive program, commonly ...