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Philadelphia's Criminal Justice Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

After COVID scare, Philly begins rapid testing incarcerated people ahead of courtroom dates

After a person exposed to COVID-19 while incarcerated entered a city courtroom, Philadelphia said it will begin testing prison inmates ahead of trials.

10 hours ago

Rev. Silvester Beaman gives the benediction during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
Courts & Law

Del. pastor who delivered Biden’s inaugural prayer supports ‘clean slates’ for formerly incarcerated

Legislation to automatically expunge some criminal convictions in Delaware would make it easier to shed collateral punishments after being released from prison.

4 days ago

Mitchel H. Cohen United States Courthouse in Camden, N.J.
Courts & Law

Camden County man pleads guilty to conspiring with national white supremacy group

According to court documents and statements, Tobin admitted that from Sept. 15-23, 2019, he was a member of the white supremacist group “The Base.”

1 week ago

Brothers Imad, left, and Bahaa Dawara. (Facebook)
Courts & Law
NBC10

Brothers admit to setting 2018 Old City blaze that destroyed homes, drew 400 firefighters

Both brothers also admitted to evading taxes from 2015 to 2017, while Imad Dawara admitted to also fraudulently collecting health care and other government benefits.

1 week ago

Macy's department store on Market Street in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly police arrest man accused of sexually assaulting woman inside Macy’s

Police say they were able to make the arrest thanks to a tip and surveillance footage from SEPTA and Macy’s.

1 week ago

Anthony Voci (left) with District Attorney Larry Krasner in 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

White Philly prosecutor ‘lost nothing’ after exploiting his position to arrest Black driver

Prosecutor Anthony Voci still makes the same six-figure salary after he was reassigned amid criticism that he abused his power to have a Philly woman arrested.

1 week ago

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In this May 17, 2020, photo, a recently painted mural of Ahmaud Arbery is on display in Brunswick, Ga., where the 25-year-old man was shot and killed in February. It was painted by Miami artist Marvin Weeks. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
Community

Memorials, lawsuit mark death anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery

A year later, as three men await trial in the Feb. 23, 2020 slaying, those closest to the 25-year-old Black man sought to make sure Arbery's death isn't overlooked again.

1 week ago

N.J. Gov. Murphy holds up a recreational marijuana bill
Politics & Policy

Low-level marijuana arrests to stop in N.J. as Murphy signs legal weed bills

Recreational marijuana will finally become legal in N.J. under three bills signed by the governor. Here’s what Monday’s actions mean.

2 weeks ago

Samuel Gulick spray-painted the Newark medical facility before throwing a Molotov cocktail through the window in January 2020. (U.S. Attorney's Office)
Health

Del. Planned Parenthood clinics still facing violent threats one year after Molotov cocktail incident

Samuel Gulick threw a Molotov cocktail through the window of the Newark medical facility in January 2020. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

2 weeks ago

The interior of the execution chamber in the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind.
Politics & Policy

Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases

An AP review of court filings shows executioners who put 13 inmates to death during the Trump presidency offered sanitized, incomplete versions of the executions to judges.

2 weeks ago

Pennsylvania State Troopers are pictured in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania State Police will escape legislative scrutiny in 2021 budget process

The decision comes after a year dominated by policy brutality protests, and amid concerns about illegal vehicle searches and alleged racial profiling of Latinos by troopers.

2 weeks ago

Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (NJ Spotlight)
Courts & Law
NJ Spotlight

Outraged by abuse at women’s prison, Democratic senators call for creation of public advocate

The new position would be independent of governor, provide oversight for state-run prisons, veterans homes, psychiatric hospitals, developmental centers and other facilities.

2 weeks ago

FILE – This June 1, 2018, file photo shows a housing unit in the west section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
Courts & Law

A pardoned man died in prison before Gov. Wolf signed his commutation — spurring talk of reforms

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman said the death “personally devastated” him, and galvanized him to push Gov. Wolf to speed up the commutation process.

3 weeks ago

Anthony Voci (left) with District Attorney Larry Krasner in 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Attorney general drops case against Philly woman accused of ‘road rage’ by demoted city prosecutor

The Pa. Attorney General withdrew all charges against Khasandra Franklin, arrested last fall after Philly's top homicide prosecutor claimed she tried to run him off the road.

3 weeks ago

(Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Wolf administration refuses to release details after failure derails Pa. clergy sex abuse relief

The Department of State disclosed that it had no system in place to prevent such an error, which has devastated clergy sexual abuse survivors.

3 weeks ago

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