With Thousands of PA Prisoners in Near-Solitary Confinement, How Long Can Coronavirus Lockdown Last?

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s state prisons continue to operate under tight restrictions to guard against widespread coronavirus surges, suspending in-person visits, serving inmates meals only in their cells, and limiting movement to adhere to social distancing guidelines. (PHOTO: SCI Phoenix, in hard-hit Montgomery County, was the first state prison to report a case. Since then, it has tallied 34 reported […]