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Courts & Law

Bill Cobb of Redeemed PA talking with Louis Benson about his right to vote in the Defender Association lobby on Sept. 29, 2016. (David Swanson/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Criminal Justice
Elections
PA Post

For Pa.’s returning citizens, getting into the voting booth can be an uphill battle

There is no database that logs if people who were once convicted of a felony register to vote or even if they do vote.

6 years ago

With help from the Defender Association of Philadelphia, Alaya Tyler, 24, petitioned to be released early from a probation term that was set to continue until she was 31 years old. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Why
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Policing

On a judge’s whim, probation can become a trap

Why a system that's supposed to keep people out of jail putting so many people at risk of incarceration in Pennsylvania.

Air Date: November 12, 2019

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In this Oct. 22, 2019 file photo, pipes lay along a construction site on the Mariner East pipeline in a residential neighborhood in Exton, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Energy
Pennsylvania

FBI opens corruption investigation into Pa.’s approval process of Mariner East pipeline

FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East project and the construction permits.

6 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Police widow Maureen Faulkner wants Philly DA off Mumia Abu-Jamal appeal

Police widow Maureen Faulkner is trying again to have Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner's office removed from the latest appeal over her husband's 1981 traffic stop.

6 years ago

Anel Medina (center), a registered nurse who graduated from Delaware County Community College, joins a rally in support of DACA. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Immigration
National

Ahead of DACA hearing, ‘Dreamers’ set to rally in D.C.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if the Obama-era immigration decision — which affects 4,700 Pennsylvanians — was an executive overreach.

6 years ago

Michelle Lainez, 17, originally from El Salvador but now living in Gaithersburg, Md., speaks during a rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Immigration
National
Race & Ethnicity

Justices take up high-profile case over young immigrants

The Supreme Court is taking up the Trump administration’s plan to end legal protections that shield 660,000 immigrants from deportation.

6 years ago

Mercedes Reyes (center), a live-in domestic worker and leader within the Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance, cheers after City Council passed a bill expanding labor protections for domestic workers. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Business
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Paid time off for Uber drivers? How a Philly plan could be a model for millions of gig workers.

Maria Del Carmen Diaz works full time, often pulling 60-hour weeks cleaning houses across Philadelphia for more than two dozen families.

6 years ago

George W. Hill Correctional Facility (Google Maps)
Pennsylvania

Better prison oversight overdue, Delco Dems say, as superintendent faces accusations of misconduct

An Inquirer/The Caucus investigation detailed abuses of power by Superintendent John Reilly. A new oversight board hopes to prevent future impropriety.

6 years ago

Court ruling takes N.J. 'a step closer to permanently stopping a gas pipeline we don’t need,'’ said one critic. (Creative Commons/NJ Spotlight)
Energy
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Have feds delivered death blow to PennEast Pipeline project?

PennEast Pipeline LLC suffered a potentially huge setback when a federal court Tuesday denied the company’s bid to rehear a case.

6 years ago

Jamie Marchi says she's faced backlash since making sexual harassment allegations.
NPR
Media
Policing

For many #MeToo accusers, speaking up is just the beginning

What happened to the people who shared their stories amid the #MeToo movement? Many say they've paid a high emotional and financial cost for discussing their harassment cases.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania State Police officers walk up a driveway, Friday, July 14, 2017, in Solebury, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Prosecutors, defense debate Sean Kratz’s role in brutal 2017 Bucks County murders

Kratz is accused of murdering a young man on a Bucks County farm and helping his cousin burn and bury two more. He faces life in prison if convicted.

6 years ago

Investigators walk up a blocked off drive way, in, Solebury Township, Pa., on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

What you need to know ahead of Sean Kratz’s trial in the Bucks County killings

Kratz is charged with three counts of first-degree murder. He rejected a plea deal that resulted in cousin Cosmo DiNardo serving four life sentences.

6 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health Care
Philadelphia

Pa. revokes Hahnemann University Hospital’s state license

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has revoked Hahnemann University Hospital’s state license.

6 years ago

In this June 28, 2019 file photo, local residents with visas walk across the Puerta Mexico international bridge to enter the U.S., in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)
Health Care
Immigration
National

U.S. judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants

A federal judge put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas.

6 years ago

A view of a school building from afar on a cloudy day
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

‘Harms to our children are widespread’: Philly nonprofit calls for state to overhaul juvenile justice system

Authors say the system is expensive, ineffective and harmful for Pennsylvania youth.

6 years ago

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