Criminal Justice

There are plenty of reasons for forensic misconduct. But there is also the reality that many crime labs lack proper oversight.

Abu-Jamal is serving life without parole after his death sentence was thrown out over flawed jury instructions. He was convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer.

Lancaster County pursues drug-induced homicide charges more than any other county in the United States, according to a recent report from data gathering project Mission LISA.

Katie Brennan accused Alvarez of sexually assaulting her in 2017 when they were both working to get N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy elected.

No one has been charged under the law calling for a $2,000 fine for a first offense and another $2,000 fine, with a potential of up to 90 days in jail for repeat offenses.

Delaware will use $1.5 million in federal grant money to help inmates reintegrate into society in hopes of reducing the number of inmates who return to prison.

Due to federal prescribing limits, the men's prison has found itself in a tough position: It has more people who need the drug Suboxone than doctors who can prescribe it.

Joseph Terranova secretly recorded a Wilmington Trust colleague and developers during their canasta games. He was the government's key witness but is still going to prison.

About 400 offenders originally sentenced to life without parole as juveniles have been released nationwide, and hundreds of others have been resentenced to shorter terms.

A judge on Friday sentenced former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke to less than seven years in prison for Laquan McDonald's 2014 death.

What happens to a child when their mother is sent to prison?

Six former officials of the former Wilmington Trust bank, including former CEO Robert Harra, are now headed to prison for financial crimes.

Jurors in Philadelphia have convicted a man in the murder of a 22-year-old Temple University student. The panel convicted 30-year- ...

Pennsylvania's Clean Slate Law allows for the sealing of most simple assault convictions and first-degree misdemeanors.

Why have many black girls and women felt the social media movement that has exposed the misdeeds of powerful men has left them behind, until now?