Philly prison ‘crisis’ now includes a grand jury investigation and more court-ordered reforms

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office issued a subpoena to the Department of Prisons seeking a raft of documents related to a “major disturbance” that occurred on Aug. 20.

A prison vehicle rolls by Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on State Road in Northeast Philadelphia.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer

by Samantha Melamed

Updated Sept. 20, 2021, 3:40 p.m. ET

Published Sept. 20, 2021, 2:05 p.m. ET