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January 17, 2019 12:00 AM
By: Sue McNaughton

The other day, while leaving Central Office to go home, I noticed a basketball lying in a grassy area of our parking lot...


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January 11, 2019 12:00 AM
By: Sue McNaughton

Governor Tom Wolf and his administration pledged to continue working tirelessly during his second term to combat the opioid crisis...


January 04, 2019 12:00 AM
By: Sue McNaughton

Recent drug finds prove that inmates running the prison drug trade are anxious to get their drugs inside PA's state prisons...


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January 02, 2019 12:00 AM
By: Dwayne Heckert, DOC Legislative Liaison

On October 18, 2018, the PA General Assembly wrapped up the 2017-2018 Legislative Session...


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December 21, 2018 12:00 AM
By: Kurt Bopp

Lockup Lowdown, the official podcast of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, is now available on Google Music, Spotify and iTunes.


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December 20, 2018 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

Twenty-four members of the Department of Corrections' leadership team joined forces on Dec. 18 to serve lunch to veterans...


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December 20, 2018 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

DOC Secretary John Wetzel provided brief congratulatory message from Bloomsburg University's Council of Trustees.


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December 18, 2018 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

Since implementing Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training in 2012, the DOC has trained nearly 2,000 employees!


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December 17, 2018 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

On Dec. 5, DOC Central Office staff delivered gifts for the Holiday Wish Program, started by the Department of Human Services in 1989.


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December 14, 2018 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

At the Training Academy, DOC leadership met for a brainstorming session that would result in the DOC's initiatives for the next four years.