At the Cambria County Prison, no corrections officer or administrative team member has more experience than Capt. John Briel. Briel, 54, began his career as a per-diem officer at the old Cambria ...

For the first time in at least 10 years, the Cambria County Prison is on track to be fully staffed with corrections officers – a major step toward reducing tax dollars spent for overtime expenses, ...

EBENSBURG — Cambria County leaders were set on a nationwide search to replace outgoing Cambria County Prison Warden John Prebish Jr. But it turns out, they didn’t have to search that far to ...

The Cambria County Drug Task Force arrested a man with an active warrant, who was allegedly found with tranq fentanyl. Deone ...

In 2022, the county had an arrangement with federal marshals to house federal inmates at the Cambria County Prison. County officials are now looking to renew this partnership by renegotiating ...

A Cresson man is facing charges after suspected heroin, meth, and cocaine were found in his vehicle. Joshua Bergmann, 46, was ...

EBENSBURG, Pa. – A Johnstown man facing homicide charges died Wednesday in Cambria County Prison by suicide, investigators said. Douglas J. Yonker, 57, was found Wednesday in his cell, hanging from a ...

EBENSBURG — Seeking physical evidence of the paranormal, a group of well-known ghost investigators may soon explore a former Cambria County jail after receiving permission from county ...

After eight months of going without a single COVID case at the Cambria County Prison, a staff member tested positive two weeks ago. Since then, there have been 72 positive COVID-19 cases including ...

Sep. 9—EBENSBURG, Pa. — The United States is experiencing an ammunition shortage, and law enforcement isn't exempt from that trend, Cambria County Prison Warden Christian Smith said Wednesday.

Aug. 16—EBENSBURG, Pa. — A corrections officer at the Cambria County Prison was treated for injuries Sunday after he was allegedly assaulted by an inmate, according to the Cambria County ...

At the monthly Northumberland County Prison Board meeting, Sheriff Bob Wolfe told fellow board members that he and other county officials negotiated with Cambria County for an $85-a-day agreement ...