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Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections is looking to attract more corrections officers partly by lowering the age requirement from 21 to 18.

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is struggling to hire and retain corrections officers, motivating state lawmakers to alleviate the issue through a proposed change intended to deepen the

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is struggling to hire and retain corrections officers, motivating state lawmakers to alleviate the issue through a proposed change intended to deepen the

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is struggling to hire and retain corrections officers, motivating state lawmakers to propose alleviating the issue by making a change intended to deepen the pool

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is struggling to hire and retain corrections officers, motivating state lawmakers to alleviate the issue through a proposed change intended to deepen the

The William N. Campbell Poppy Project exhibition, sponsored by St. Benedict Veterans of Foreign Wars Ream Miller Post 7783, will be on display from Friday through Nov. 17 in the

The following editorial appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Tribune-Democrat.

What’s up with all the prison escapes? Pennsylvania has seen a number of high-profile incidents in 2023 when someone in custody has gotten free and gone on the lam. As of Friday, one was still ongoing. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, is a Brazilian native convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend. He was given a life sentence in […]

SCRANTON — Unions representing corrections officers and others advocating for the officers asked lawmakers and the Federal Bureau of Prisons to keep those working in federal prisons safe during a

What’s up with all the jail escapes?