Public defender, DA, judge joined to help Matthew J. Schweichler, who is mentally disabled, mentally ill but also violent, ...

The Inmate Safety Agreement distributed at Red Onion State Prison offers fish fries and movies for prisoners who don’t harm ...

Prosecutors had planned to seek the death penalty in the case, but agreed to a plea deal that resulted in two life sentences for Rangel Vangas.

A spokesperson for Hamas says it will delay the next hostage release after accusing Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement ...

Luzerne County has a new prison deputy warden — Ronald Bronsburg, of Bear Creek Township. The second-in-command position is open because Jack Robshaw retired in December after serving as deputy warden ...

Senate Bill 2096 would appropriate $5 million to renovate the existing facility in Jamestown and distribute $25 million to ...

The Education Subcommittee of the Blair County Prison Re-entry Coalition is planning a workshop to encourage local employers to hire former inmates. The effort to promote “fair chance hiring practices ...

The BBC spoke to a number of former patients who were treated at Skye House in Glasgow - a 24-bed psychiatric unit in the ...

A GP refused to prescribe antipsychotic medication to a man who killed a hotel receptionist the following day, an inquest has ...

This article first appeared on KFF Health News and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. Valentino Valdez was given his birth certificate, his Social Security card, a T-shirt, and ...

Then there is the mental toll of his ... the condition of some of the 183 prisoners released as part of the exchange today, saying some appeared to be in poor health having been badly treated ...