Get Nonviolent Offenders Out of Crowded Jail

Get nonviolent offenders out of crowded jail
The Monroe County Correctional Facility was built in 1988 for 250 inmates but with all cells able to handle second bunks. We divided the gym in 2003, which added another 64 spots, but it's been as high as 72 at times. This was to hold work release and … Read more on Pocono Record

Navigating the end of life
While there is no law that prohibited Yourshaw from taking his own life, Pennsylvania barred Mancini – or anyone else – from assisting him, as Pottsville police allege she did. So they charged Mancini, 57, a hospital nurse from Philadelphia, with … Read more on Reading Eagle