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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.
[15] [16] In January 2020, Berks County settled, for $75,000, a related lawsuit brought by the victim against it for allowing the assault to happen. [17] In August 2016, 22 female detainees at Berks County Residential Center (a group calling themselves "Madres de Berks") went on hunger strike to protest the length and conditions of their detention.
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.
S. State Correctional Institution – Albion; State Correctional Institution – Benner Township; State Correctional Institution – Cambridge Springs
Oct. 5—The Berks County commissioners are considering plans to create a campus in Mohnton that would provide storage space and room to provide a variety of services to the community. The ...
Jul. 8—The Payne County Board of Commissioners focused on contracts during its June 29 meeting, the final meeting of fiscal year 2021/2022. The agenda included a lengthy list of contracts for ...
Berks County Residential Center: In use (2007) Leesport, Pennsylvania: Migrant detention centre Secure DHS/ ICE: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau: 84 (2007) 86 (2007) Family units Berks County Juvenile (Berks County Youth Center) In use (2007) Leesport, Pennsylvania: Prison -juvenile detention Secure HHS/ ORR
Bon Homme County sheriff sit across the street from one of the living quarters of inmates on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield, South Dakota.