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If more people attended criminal court, we could advance criminal justice. Here’s how

Court-watching makes our justice system fairer and builds an educated public, writes Jeremy Isard.

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Elections
Government
Law
Pennsylvania

Justices to sort out if mail-in ballot envelopes need dates

The brief filed with the state Supreme Court on Tuesday says that's partially because the Legislature in 1968 acted to deemphasize the importance of dates on envelopes.

3 years ago

Kevin Seefried (left) and his son Hunter march through the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.
Crime
Delaware

Delaware man who stormed Capitol on Jan. 6 gets two years behind bars

Seefried offered an emotional apology and said he was deeply sorry for his actions on “a day that will forever represent a stain on the character of our country."

3 years ago

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Criminal Justice
Government
Law
Philadelphia

Philadelphia sues state to reduce youth justice overcrowding

In the lawsuit filed Friday, city officials said there were 223 youths at the facility designed to temporarily hold 184.

3 years ago

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Criminal Justice
New Jersey

How to get your criminal record expunged for weed convictions in New Jersey

Though New Jersey automated cannabis-related expungements for more than 360,000 people last summer, advocates say many people are still waiting.

3 years ago

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Criminal Justice
Government
National
Policing

Jan. 6 trial highlights missed warnings before Capitol siege

A FBI agent told jurors that in November 2020, the bureau received a tip from a member of the Oath Keepers who was concerned about leader Stewart Rhodes' rhetoric.

3 years ago

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Aging
Delaware
Government
Health Care

Delaware court stops plan to move retiree health coverage to Highmark’s Medicare Advantage

A judge has halted Delaware’s plan to switch retired state employees’ health care to a plan managed by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Government
Higher Education
Law

Court temporarily blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness

The Eight Circuit Court of Appeals issued the stay Friday evening.

3 years ago

File: In this image from video, Alan William Byerly (center) attacks an Associated Press photographer during a riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. On Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, federal prosecutors recommended a prison sentence of nearly four years for Byerly, of Pennsylvania, who pleaded guilty to assaulting the AP photographer and using a stun gun against police officers during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Criminal Justice
Elections
Pennsylvania

Capitol rioter gets prison for attacks on journalist, police

Pennsylvania man Alan Byerly apologized to his victims before being sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

3 years ago

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Government
Law
National

Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying 1/6 subpoena

Steve Bannon was convicted of defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

3 years ago

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Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Philadelphia

Philly’s juvenile justice center workers take overcrowding plight to City Council

The Juvenile Services Center has a capacity of 180, but its current population fluctuates between 220 to 280 young people.

3 years ago

Survey responses from more than 20 Pennsylvania jails described a growing number of incarcerated people with serious mental health needs, a lack of medical staff, and a complex system for accessing state resources. (Elizabeth Robertson/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Mental Health
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Jail officials across Pa. sound alarm as mental health crisis puts people at risk, survey finds

County jails across Pennsylvania lack the resources to address a growing mental health crisis, putting some of the most vulnerable incarcerated people at heightened risk.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia
Policing

Philly police say analysis of 911 response times between Black and white neighborhoods is ‘devoid of context’

Commissioner Danielle Outlaw joined the FOP challenging a city controller’s report that said police responded faster to white neighborhoods.

3 years ago

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Delaware
Government Accountability

Delaware auditor resigns just hours after getting probation, $10,000 fine for misdemeanor crimes

Gov. Carney has indicated he would exercise his constitutional duty to remove the first statewide elected official ever prosecuted while in office.

3 years ago

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Radio Times
Criminal Justice
Race & Ethnicity

Jake Tapper and his dad on injustice and C.J. Rice’s conviction

Jake Tapper and his dad, pediatrician Dr. Theodore Tapper, question the conviction of C.J. Rice, a Philadelphia teen who went to prison in 2013 for attempted murder.

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