The Donkey-Brain Awards
The Worst in the Prisons

By: Barbara Kestler

Everything about Pennsylvania's prisons is bad, but somethings are even worse than others.

We've devised the Donkey-Brain Award to acknowledge the worst of a few of the elements in the Pennsylvania prison system. We'll add awards as we must. For now these are the current Donkey-Brain recipients.

The Donkey-Brains
  • The worst brutality:
    Greene and Camp Hill (toss-up)
  • The worst guard force:
    Frackville
  • The worst racism:
    Chester
  • The worst medical care:
    Somerset
  • The worst commissary (BY FAR!):
    Frackville
  • The worst library:
    Smithfield
  • The worst dilapidation:
    Pittsburgh
  • The worst mail services (BY FAR!):
    Camp Hill
  • The worst food:
    Smithfield
  • The most absurd:
    Quehanna
  • The worst security:
    Smithfield

You are invited to suggest additional donkey-brained prisons. Just email us.


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