Courts & Law

“Folks are basically saying, ‘If this is the way I’m going to die, I’d rather be with my family,’” said one advocate.

More than 100 children are being held in a Philadelphia juvenile detention center while the COVID-19 pandemic spreads through the city.

Federal law requires that prisoners receive the same standard of care as those on the outside, including for oral health needs.

Cpl. James O’Connor was shot twice while police served an arrest warrant in the Frankford section of Philadelphia.

Authorities allege that a Philadelphia police officer shot and killed as he served a homicide warrant last week was gunned down by the man being sought on the warrant.

Officers can make exceptions if they think someone would “pose a threat” to public safety.

For the first time ever, Pennsylvania residents will be able to video chat with loved ones who are serving state prison sentences.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has called for a big reduction in arrests over low-level, non-violent crimes, citing concerns about the spread of COVID-19.

The funeral for Cpl. James O'Çonnor IV will be held at noon Friday at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia's municipal courts' will not execute any evictions for the next two weeks, starting Monday, March 16, in response to the spreading coronavirus pandemic. 

Pennsylvania county jails and courts vary in their responses to the coronavirus outbreak.

A member of the Philadelphia Police Department's SWAT team is dead after a shootout early Friday in the Frankford-Torresdale section of the city.

The department said it will review the possibility of allowing families and prisoner advocates to resume visits after 14 days. 

In Pennsylvania, there are about 18,400 adults living under guardianship. More than half are age 60 and up.

Chief Inspector Carl Holmes was arrested in October after an investigating grand jury recommended criminal charges against the veteran officer.