When it was built in 1932, Lewisburg exemplified a penal philosophy that, in Morin’s words, “stressed reform over retribution of the surging prison population of early-20th-century America ...

Overall, USP Lewisburg is authorized for a total of 459 staff — 210 of them are COs — and has been able to fill 392 positions, of which 171 are corrections officers, she said.

Apr. 29—LEWISBURG — The former warden's house on the grounds of the U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg is filled with 90 years of prison history ranging from staff uniforms to inmate artwork. The ...

Staff at USP Lewisburg restricted inmates to their cells inside the federal penitentiary Thursday after a positive case of COVID-19 was discovered, according to a federal prison bureau spokesperson.

The mission change for Lewisburg will occur when the special management unit is moved to a newer high-security prison in Thomson, Illinois, which is expected to take place next year.

Sep. 14—A U.S. Penitentiary (USP) at Lewisburg union representative blasted the vaccination mandate for federal employees as the union requests a state court to intervene over the governor's ...

Aug. 1—LEWISBURG — U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg is home to another high-profile inmate with Monday's arrival of Larry Nassar, the convicted sexual abuser of hundreds of children and young ...

“Our local hospitals and the community surrounding USP Lewisburg have made it clear they do not have the capacity to deal with a large-scale COVID-19 outbreak at a federal prison the likes of ...

LEWISBURG, Pa. — According to U.S. Census estimates, Union County has the eighth-smallest population of the 20 counties in our viewing area, yet it has seen a surge in coronavirus cases over the ...

LEWISBURG — U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg union representatives are raising concerns about a continued shortage of correctional officers (COs) at the medium-security prison in Union County.

Dec. 24—LEWISBURG — U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg union representatives are raising concerns about a continued shortage of correctional officers (COs) at the medium-security prison in Union ...