Criminal Justice

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.

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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?

Advocates say the study shows that federal law keeping Pell Grants from the incarcerated should be overturned.

The plaintiffs — Diane Ruberton, Heather McManus and Donna Fetzer — all have careers spanning decades with the office.

A Philadelphia resident police say threw the punch that led to the death of man walking his dog has turned himself in to police.

Philly DA Larry Krasner found six file boxes connected to the case of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. His supporters say it may point to his innocence.

A former police officer has been sentenced to prison for his role in stealing $187,000 in federal Superstorm Sandy relief funds to repair a vacation home on the Jersey Shore.

Pennsylvania is working to roll out a law aimed at protecting sexually exploited children. It uses fines paid by those convicted under the law to help the exploited.

The strategy to use former drug dealers, gang members and others with violent pasts to help broker peace in troubled neighborhoods is now set to expand in Philly.

A South Carolina school shooting will soon become a test case for court rulings that restrict life-without-parole sentences for juveniles.