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Courts & Law

Images of Angelo Quinto are displayed at his family’s home
Mental Health
Policing
Public Safety

Amid outcry, states push mental health training for police

Lawmakers in several states are proposing legislation that would require more training for police in how to interact with someone in a mental crisis.

5 years ago

Actor Steven Thompson poses for a picture next to a poster of George Floyd in Los Angeles Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Criminal Justice
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Chauvin’s trial leaves many Black viewers emotionally taxed

For many, it has brought back memories of the disturbing video of Floyd's last moments as he gasped for breath with Chauvin's knee on his neck.

5 years ago

The U.S. Capitol is seen behind security fencing after a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021.
National
Public Safety

Deadly breach could delay decisions about Capitol fencing

The deaths came less than two weeks after the Capitol Police removed an outer fence that had temporarily cut off a wide swath of the area to cars and pedestrians.

5 years ago

In 2018, advocates talk to the press outside Philadelphia’s city hall after a court appearance in the fair funding case now scheduled to go to trial in September. (Darryl C. Murphy/The Notebook)
K-12
Philadelphia
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Trial date set for landmark school funding case in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania students, school districts, and their advocates will soon have their chance in court to prove that education across the state is unfairly and inadequately funded.

5 years ago

In this May 29, 2020, file photo, demonstrators walk along Pennsylvania Avenue as they protest the death of George Floyd in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Criminal Justice
National
Policing

Police lieutenant: Kneeling on neck ‘top tier, deadly force’

Attorneys on both sides at the trial of Officer Derek Chauvin face a delicate balance in questioning witnesses who have experienced pain while trying to advance their cases.

5 years ago

Protesters march from the scene of Walter Wallace Jr.’s killing to Malcolm X Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing

Family of Walter Wallace Jr. is suing the two Philly police officers who killed him

The lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the two officers of using unreasonable and unauthorized force when they fatally shot Wallace last fall.

5 years ago

Tyneka Cephas (center) spoke out for the first time about the sexual assault she endured from a uniformed Wilmington police officer. She's suing the city over the incident. (Zoom screengrab)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Policing

‘It was a horrid thing’: Woman sexually assaulted by Wilmington police officer speaks out

The victim is now suing the former police officer, as well as the city’s police chief and mayor.

5 years ago

The exterior of George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County
Criminal Justice
Economy
Incarceration

‘Deprivatization is feasible,’ says economic study of returning Delco prison to county control

CGL Cos.’ financial feasibility assessment concludes deprivatizing George W. Hill Correctional Facility could reduce costs to Delaware County taxpayers.

5 years ago

A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly police officer, former detective arrested for allegedly beating man with autism

Philly DA Larry Krasner says brothers James and Patrick Smith lied to investigators about the assault and identified themselves to the victim as “town watch.”

5 years ago

Signs and flags line the fence at the Hennepin County Government Center
Black Lives Matter
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

George Floyd’s girlfriend recalls their struggles with addiction

Derek Chauvin is charged with murder and manslaughter, accused of killing the 46-year-old George Floyd by kneeling on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes, 29 seconds.

5 years ago

The March Madness logo is shown on the court
Higher Education
Sports

High court sympathetic to college athletes in NCAA dispute

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed sympathetic to college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over rules limiting their education-related compensation.

5 years ago

The Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on State Road in Philadelphia.
Incarceration
Philadelphia

Philly prisons announce security changes after a man was murdered on the grounds

Rodney Hargrove had just posted bail when he was shot and killed in front of the Curran-Fromhold jail. Three weeks later, procedural changes are in the works.

5 years ago


ALDEA executive director Bridget Cambria reviews work of communications and intake assistant Nathalia Cruz in ALDEA's downtown Reading office. (Anthony Orozco/WITF)
Immigration
Pennsylvania

Lawyers, civic groups keep the pressure on Berks Family Residential Center

A new lawsuit focuses on the secrecy of plans for the Berks County immigrant detention facility, but the conflict remains the same.

5 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Parking Authority writes a ticket for an expired meter in Center City.
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Lawsuit: PPA leaders fired staffer who posted about being gay on social media

A federal lawsuit alleges the Philadelphia Parking Authority dismissed a staffer after top leadership discovered he had talked about being gay in social media posts.

5 years ago

A picture of George Floyd hangs on a fence outside Hennepin County Government Center
Black Lives Matter
National
Race & Ethnicity

Ex-cop told onlooker Floyd was big, ‘probably on something’

When Floyd was taken away by paramedics, Charles McMillian, a 61-year-old bystander who recognized Chauvin from the neighborhood, told the officer he didn't respect him.

5 years ago

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