Pennsylvania corrections officials plan to close two state prisons this summer and halve their halfway house population to dent a $200 million deficit that is driven, in part, by a declining inmate ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) announced on Monday the confirmation of four proposed facility closures.

WAYMART – An inmate-on-inmate assault at the state prison SCI Waymart Tuesday night required a trip to a local hospital for the victim. As a result of the attack, Superintendent Wayne J. Gavin ...

It would also prohibit the replacement of in-person visits with other forms of communication such as video calls. I’m a ...

Pennsylvania will close two state prisons by June 30 to help offset a projected $600 million revenue shortfall in this year's budget, state officials said on Friday.

State Correctional Institution at Retretat employs 384 people. Combining Waymart and Frackville, that’s about 1,100 jobs that would be lost in Northeastern Pennsylvania, he said.

In February, only three prisons designated as medical facilities — SCI-Laurel Highlands, Muncy, and Waymart — were offered the Moderna vaccine. Now, all 39,000 prisoners and 16,000 workers will be ...

HONESDALE, Pa. — An admitted child rapist in Wayne County will spend decades in prison. Jeremy Briscese, 42, of Waymart, was sentenced Thursday to 24 to 50 years in state prison.

Rockview state prison, in Benner Township, closed its mental health unit, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections said. Inmates were transferred to Waymart state prison in Wayne County.