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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.
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
[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.
Jun. 17—A Spring Township man is accused of several shoplifting incidents in Berks County this year while on parole for robbery and has been sent to Berks County Prison. Scott K. Gentile Sr., 59 ...
Opened July 11, 2018, replacing the adjoining State Correctional Institution – Graterford, which had been Pennsylvania's largest prison. Graterford opened in 1929 and worked with Eastern State Penitentiary until its closing in 1970.
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 ...
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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.