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On March 3, 2001, the Berks County Residential Center opened for use by INS for family immigration detention. [3] [5] [4] In January 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS) issued notice that the licensing of the Berks County Residential Center to operate as a child detention facility is being revoked and will not be renewed.
Jul. 26—A local advocacy group thinks a needs assessment for the new Berks County jail is missing some crucial pieces, and they are asking the county commissioners to hold off on approving it.
Commissary list, circa 2013. A prison commissary [1] or canteen [2] is a store within a correctional facility, from which inmates may purchase products such as hygiene items, snacks, writing instruments, etc. Typically inmates are not allowed to possess cash; [3] instead, they make purchases through an account with funds from money contributed by friends, family members, etc., or earned as wages.
Bern Township is the location of the Berks County Prison System, which held 1545 prisoners, 22.7% of the township's population. [6] The age distribution was 16.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% 65 or older. The township hosts three of the county's 12 nursing homes for seniors.
Sep. 5—A Berks County man was recently duped out of $1,000 in a phone scam, state police said. On Aug. 30, the Pike Township man received a phone call from a phone number disguised as the phone ...
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Earlier this year, two lawsuits accused Michigan sheriff's offices of banning in-person jail visits and forcing families to use phone calls and video chats, starting at $10 for a 25-minute video ...
Berks County (Pennsylvania Dutch: Barricks Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census , the county's population was 428,849. [ 2 ] The county seat is Reading , the fourth-most populous city in the state. [ 3 ]