Criminal Justice

Pennsylvania has a moratorium on executions, but the report from the Death Penalty Information Center finds prosecutors are driving a drop in death sentences.

Guests: Tamara Keith, Trevor Potter, Dana Milbank We’re going to be covering some of the top stories of the wee ...

The algorithm is supposed to make the criminal sentencing in Pa. fairer. Critics say it will exacerbate inequities.

The new policy was put in place in August when staff and inmates fell ill after drug exposure. Mail now goes to a facility in Florida, and inmates receive a scanned copy.

The lawsuit filed by The Institute for Justice argues the requirement creates employment barriers for ex-offenders.

Civil asset forfeitures tends to happen more often in cities and towns in New Jersey with higher minority populations

Selling homes seized by law enforcement was supposed to improve communities. But a new WHYY investigation found it's added to blight in some of Philly's poorest neighborhoods.

The DA auctions off seized homes to the highest bidder, for cash that went back to the law enforcement agencies. The legal process is known as civil asset forfeiture.

Authorities are investigating the dissemination of anti-Semitic pamphlets in Pittsburgh neighborhoods, including the one in which a gunma ...

Denn also sent the guidelines out in 2016 after a national rise in hate crime reporting. In 2017, Delaware prosecuted six cases that included a hate crime charge.

At the top of the rotunda stairs they unfurled a banner that read, "Wolf, don't be a grinch, end cruel mail policies."

A look at one of the messiest political scandals in Pennsylvania history as the former state Attorney General begins her jail sentence.

Carney signs order creating commission of legal experts to oversee implementing policies that help inmates more successfully re-enter their communities.

As Washington lawmakers debate a proposal to ease harsh federal sentencing guidelines, Pennsylvania is being cited as a role model.

After two years of court dates, a Philadelphia judge will now decide whether Mumia Abu-Jamal will get another chance to appeal his 1982 conviction.