Courts & Law
Commission recommends 100 ways N.J. can help returning citizens adjust to life back home
Speakers at a Tuesday press conference in Trenton highlighted the recommendations, which involved issues of addiction, health care, jobs, housing and the law.
4 years ago
Del. police add behavioral health unit to answer addiction, mental health needs
The department joins a growing effort to team up with behavioral health experts to help people with substance use disorder or mental health issues.
4 years ago
Ben Crump declares a ‘legalized genocide’ in America’s justice system
The lawyer who represented the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown says there is “legalized genocide” in U.S. He talked about his new book at WHYY.
4 years ago
Poetry, prison, and criminal justice reform
Poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts talks about how his years in prison lead him to poetry and criminal justice reform.
Air Date: October 22, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Delco DA: Three court-appointed guardians stole more than $1 million from seniors
An elaborate embezzlement scheme involved funneling seniors’ funds through a shell company and a church where two of the three defendants were pastors.
4 years ago
Almost a year after lines opened, residents will say the project remains a risk to public safety.
5 years ago
Discrimination or safety issue? Del. youth detention counselor can’t wear hijab to work
Madinah Brown says Delaware youth rehabilitation officials discriminated against her. State officials counter that wearing hijab at work puts her at risk.
5 years ago
Listen 0:52Feds: Brothers who owned Old City businesses set 2018 fire that shut down neighborhood
Two Old City business owners intentionally set the massive 2018 fire that shut down the 200 block of Chestnut Street, federal authorities charged.
5 years ago
Philly bike courier found not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in Rittenhouse stabbing of developer
A jury has found Michael White not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the 2018 fatal stabbing of real estate developer Sean Schellenger in Rittenhouse Square.
5 years ago
Coerced to confess, Philly man exonerated after 27 years
Why there could be more cases like Willy Veasy's as the Philly DA's office investigates allegations of coerced confessions and bad convictions.
Air Date: October 17, 2019
Listen 15:51British family returned home after ICE detention in Pa.
An ICE spokesman confirmed their deportation to the United Kingdom in a statement Wednesday evening.
5 years ago
Second loitering arrest video prompts call for AG to investigate Chester Twp. police for racial bias
A video, the second this month, emerged showing white Chester Township police officers arresting a black man for loitering in front of his own property.
5 years ago
Cape May County sues Grewal over directive blocking federal immigration agreements
The lawsuit claims that N.J. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has endangered the public safety of the county by restricting its ability to communicate with law enforcement.
5 years ago
Your guide to the massive (and massively complex) opioid litigation
The largest-ever federal action related to the U.S. opioid crisis is on the cusp of its first trial next week — and it's complicated.
5 years ago
The changing face of refugees in Pa. as Trump cuts arrivals
The face of refugees coming to the U.S. is changing. The places they're going is changing, too. Why is that happening and what does it look like in Pennsylvania?
Air Date: October 16, 2019
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