Wilmington City Councilwoman Shane Darby addresses a community meeting about the pending closure of the Plummer Correctional Center, which had a prison work release program. (Sarah Mueller/WHYY) What ...

HOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS. FOR A COMPANY THAT MAKES BOXES, ATLAS CONTAINER CORP IS REALLY THINKING OUTSIDE OF ONE. BY HIRING INMATES TO THE WORK RELEASE PROGRAM AND PAYING THEM THE SAME AS OTHER ...

Bucks County officials say they aren't suspending their work release program despite recent inmate walkaways. Four inmates have failed to return from work release since August, the first such ...

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