Courts & Law

Data analysis by the office found Philadelphia’s Department of Prisons is losing correctional officers at a faster pace than it’s releasing prisoners.

As part of a civil lawsuit settlement, the N.J. DOC has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a jail stay in line with their gender identity.

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Opening statements in the second phase of a trial are scheduled for Tuesday to determine whether Jarrod Ramos was legally sane at the time of the mass shooting.

The order from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court comes amid declining COVID-19 infections, and mostly mirrors what county court systems were already doing.

Rutgers Law School in Camden has launched a statewide effort to help exonerate people who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit.

The punishment exceeds the state's minimum guidelines but falls short of prosecutors' request of a 30-year sentence.

Judge Peter Cahill denied the request Friday, saying defense attorney Eric Nelson has not shown that abused its discretion and denied Chauvin the right to a fair trial.

Bahaa Dawara was sentenced for setting fire to his family's Old City hookah bar and lounge for insurance money in 2018.

The bill is rooted in recent data that show Philadelphia police pull over a disproportionate number of Black drivers for minor traffic violations.

More than 500 people have been charged so far in connection with the Capitol breach.

Delaware is outlawing ghost guns, which are often assembled at home using unfinished firing mechanisms and other untraceable parts.

Under the settlement agreement, the money will go to a pair of organizations that raise money to bail out incarcerated people who are locked up pre-trial.

The court voted 8-1 in favor of Brandi Levy, who was a 14-year-old high school freshman when she expressed her disappointment over not making the varsity cheerleading team.

One of two Delaware County brothers convicted of setting fire to their Old City business back in 2018 will spend nearly a decade behind bars.