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Keystone Crossroads

Criminal Justice

Berks County Residential Center, July 19, 2019. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

‘Sophie’s choice’ for immigrant families in Pa: separate or remain in custody indefinitely

Families in U.S. immigration custody were presented with an either/or this week: agree to be detained indefinitely, or let your child leave without you.

10 months ago

By request, the Islamic Community Center in Lancaster provides inmates Qurans and prayer rugs for free. Last year, the organization gave out 100 Qurans to inmates who asked for one. (Joseph Darius Jaafari / PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law
PA Post

PA Post investigation prompts legal action at Pa. jails

PA Post's investigation on commissary items is the basis for a nonprofit’s legal claim advocating for prisoners’ rights.

1 year ago

Pa. State Police (Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

The Pa. State Police was warned about possible racial bias in car searches. The agency’s answer? End the research.

Year after year, according to the reports, troopers were roughly two to three times more likely to search black or Hispanic drivers than white drivers.

1 year ago

U.S. Attorney William McSwain announces new indictments against members of the
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

‘Shocking and depraved:’ Alleged members of Berks County sex trafficking ring indicted

Thirteen alleged members of the “Sevens” gang have been charged with crimes including kidnapping, sex trafficking, child pornography and murder.

1 year ago

State Correctional Institution – Retreat in Hunlock Creek, Pa. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. moves to close another prison as incarceration rates drop

Crime in Pa. has been on the decline for two decades, and changing attitudes towards incarceration have dramatically lowered the state prison population.

1 year ago

Devin Sheppard celebrates the impending release of his father David Sheppard, whose sentence was commuted last week. Sheppard was then promptly charged in a decades-old shoplifting case, but those charges are now expected to be dropped. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Delco DA agrees to release lifer after reviving old charges to keep him jailed

A man is now free despite decades-old shoplifting charges that threatened to keep him in prison even after he received a rare commutation.

1 year ago

People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. task force urges end to public grand jury reports

Members of a Pa. Supreme Court-appointed task force say grand jury reports raise “considerable due process concerns.”

1 year ago

Participants from Adams County and Philadelphia met over six days to discuss criminal justice reforms. (Courtesy Urban Rural Action)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Rural, urban Pennsylvanians join together to address criminal justice reform

People from Adams and Philadelphia counties are hoping their shared views on the criminal justice system can make a difference.

1 year ago

Tamaqua School Board candidate Tom Bartasavage, a supporter of the gun policy, won election Tuesday. Here pictured standing outside a polling location at the Hometown Armory on Nov. 5, 2019. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Supporters of arming teachers in classrooms claim victory in board election

The school board election in Tamaqua was framed as a referendum on its controversial gun policy, which would be a first in the state.

1 year ago

Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams in his office in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Amid criticism, Pa. law enforcement confiscated $15 million in property in FY 18

This controversial legal mechanism allows police departments and district attorney offices to profit from property seized during arrests, even if a suspect is never convicted

1 year ago

Joanne Schilk-Bierman holds framed photos from visits to her oldest brother Tom Schilk, who’s serving a life sentence in prison. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

A chance of freedom? New bill could release 1,000 people sentenced to life in Pa. prisons

Under the bill, people convicted of first-degree murder — intentionally killing another person — would be eligible for parole after serving 35 years.

1 year ago

Listen 5:14
Ralph at his home in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Historic Pa. law to automatically seal millions of criminal charges starting Friday

Starting Friday, 40 million criminal charges in Pa. will be eligible for automatic sealing, potentially giving thousands of residents a second chance.

2 years ago

Listen 4:28
Berks County, with the city of Reading, Pa. at its heart, has become a statewide leader in civil asset forfeiture. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Cash grab: As asset forfeiture quietly expands across Pa., abuses follow

As counties have scaled up the practice to fund local police, our investigation found that seemingly innocent people are getting caught in the rush for cash.

2 years ago

Listen 6:02
(Bigstock, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

ACLU to end suit over Pa. public defender funding

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania says it’s dropping a long-running lawsuit against Luzerne County over lack of fu ...

2 years ago

Maura McInerney, legal director fo Education Law Center, talks about a class action lawsuit against Glen Mills Schools which charges that boys at the reform school were abused and deprived of education. She is joined by Chief Legal Officer Marsha Levick and Michael McGinley, a partner at Dechert LLP. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Advocates sue Pa. officials, say they failed to catch major problems at Glen Mills Schools

The suit holds two Pa. departments responsible for constitutional violations and other infractions against children sent to the prominent Delaware County reform school.

2 years ago

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