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Courts & Law

Bill Cosby is taken away in handcuffs after he was sentenced for felony sexual assault on Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. (Mark Makela/AP Photo)
NPR
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

‘Chasing Cosby’ author says covering the Cosby case was a journey of disillusionment

Nicole Weisensee Egan has followed the sexual assault accusations against Bill Cosby since 2005. Egan discusses how "America's Dad" managed to escape justice for years.

7 years ago

Stafford Township Police Department image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Police: Man driving over 100 mph dies after Long Beach Island crash

A Pennsylvania man died after crashing his vehicle in Long Beach Island early Saturday morning, authorities say.

7 years ago

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court decided a property rights case that overturned decades of precedent. (Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Pennsylvania
Public Spaces

SCOTUS overturns precedent in Pa. property rights case. A sign of things to come?

The court's decision came in the case of Rose Mary Knick, who owns 90 acres of land in Scott Township, Pa.

7 years ago

In a Feb. 17, 2016 file photo, the Idaho State Police Forensic Services lab tests for DNA samples. (Idaho Press-Tribune via Idaho State Police via AP, file)
New Jersey

N.J. Attorney General mulls creating statewide tracking system for rape kits

An audit shows police departments in New Jersey have different standards for handling rape kits. The N.J. Attorney General is considering implementing a statewide standard.

7 years ago

Mark Morgan, the new head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, stands for a portrait in his office Friday, Jun. 21, 2019 in Washington D.C. (Shuran Huang/NPR)
NPR
Government Accountability
Immigration
National

‘We have no choice’: Acting ICE Director defends planned immigration raids

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to begin arresting and deporting thousands of migrant families in 10 cities across the country as early as Sunday.

7 years ago

Sgt. Steven Floyd, who had been a correctional officer for 16 years, was stabbed and beaten to death in the uprising at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. He was posthumously promoted to lieutenant. (WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Failure of prosecutions in fatal Del. prison riot leads lawyers to question state’s strategy

Delaware charged 18 inmates for a prison riot that left a guard dead. But most cases failed or were dropped, leaving prosecutors with ‘egg on their faces.’

7 years ago

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At top, a family photo of Martha Peight, left, at 13 years old, and her brother, Jesse Hostetler, right, at 14, work on their homeschooling lessons sometime between January and May 2002 at their home in Alexandria. Around the time of this photo is when Martha’s father started abusing her, she says. (Courtesy of Martha Peight.)
The Why
Changing Communities
Criminal Justice
Home & Family
Pennsylvania
Religion

Uncovering abuse in Pa.’s Amish, Mennonite communities

A recent investigation has revealed numerous cases of sexual abuse in Pennsylvania's Amish and Mennonite communities. Why has the abuse gone unchecked for so long?

Air Date: June 20, 2019

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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced on Wednesday that 72 officers have been placed on administrative duty following an investigation into inflammatory social media posts. (Matt Rourke/AP)
NPR
Criminal Justice
Policing

72 Philadelphia police officers placed on desk duty over offensive social media posts

Police officials in Philadelphia are describing the action as the largest removal of officers from the street in recent memory.

7 years ago

New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal speaks during a news conference
New Jersey

New Jersey sues dealer over sales of firearm magazines

New Jersey AG Gurbir Grewal said the state is suing a Nevada firearms retailer after it sold high-capacity magazines to an undercover investigator in violation of state law.

7 years ago

Larry Krasner is District Attorney of Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly DA says it’s not his fault violence is getting worse

Krasner says his reform approach focuses on nonviolent offenders, such as those arrested for drug possession, not those accused of shootings.

7 years ago

Jovan Weaver, the former principal of Philadelphia’s Mastery Charter School at John Wister Elementary in Germantown enters court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday morning. Weaver is charged with vehicular homicide.  (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Former Philly charter school principal, Jovan Weaver, charged with vehicular homicide, waives hearing

Weaver, who was the subject of a WHYY podcast in 2018 for his work as an educator, faces up to 19 years in prison.

7 years ago

A clock at top counts down intervals between checks on inmates in the booking area holding cells at the Lake County Jail in Lakeport, Calif., on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Major reforms were put in place at the jail following the 2015 suicide of a woman with a history of mental health problems who had repeatedly begged for help. Her son’s lawsuit resulted in $2 million wrongful death settlement. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Addiction
Criminal Justice
Mental Health

A look at the issue of mentally ill inmates in jails

Jails face increasing pressures as they house large numbers of mentally ill and addicted inmates. But the policies that contributed to this problem are decades in the making.

7 years ago

Cooper University Hospital board chairman George Norcross III listens in Camden, N.J., Tuesday, May 15, 2012, during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Cooper Cancer Institute. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Taxes

N.J. judge rules against Norcross, allows tax incentive report released

South Jersey power broker George Norcross failed to stop a task force from releasing its report that puts him and his allies in an unfavorable light.

7 years ago

Several VisionQuest employees are seen departing in small groups from the North Broad Streetlocation to join other employees and members of the community at a March 2019 meeting at the nearby Old York House. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia

North Philly immigrant youth center back on hold after city appeals

Less than a week after a judge cleared the way for VisionQuest to open a center for immigrant youth in North Philly, the plans are back on hold.

7 years ago

The compensation fund for victims of clergy sex abuse opens just a few weeks after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law expanding the state’s civil statute of limitations. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Religion

Catholic Church compensation fund for N.J. victims opens this weekend

The first-of-its-kind fund in the Garden State will offer financial settlements to survivors of clergy sex abuse and comes amid an investigation by state AG Gurbir Grewal.

7 years ago

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