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Criminal Justice

Attorney Jeff Anderson announces a suit against the Pennsylvania’s eight Catholic dioceses on behalf of victims of clergy child sexual abuse. He is joined by victim Daniel Hillanbrand and Hillanbrand’s wife, Donna. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

New lawsuit against Pa. Catholic dioceses demands more secrets be revealed

Two people who have accused priests of molestation in Philadelphia have filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and ...

7 years ago

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A rally took place at Point State Park Friday, November 9, 2018, to honor the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting. (Virginia Alvino Young/WESA)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Should the accused Tree of Life shooter be executed? It depends on who you ask

The Tree of Life shooting, which left 11 Jewish worshippe ...

7 years ago

Listen 4:51
A guard tower and razor wire at New Jersey Department of Corrections Riverfront State Prison are seen in Camden, N.J., not far from the span, left, of the Benjamin Franklin bridge that crosses the Delaware River to Philadelphia.
Courts & Law
NJ Spotlight

New Jersey’s recidivism rate plummets 19 percent over past six years

New Jersey’s rate of prison recidivism has dropped by 19 percent over six years, with fewer than three in 10 of those released winding up reincarcerated within three years.

7 years ago

left to right: Kwame Ajamu, Kirk Bloodsworth (AP)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Death row exonerees speak out

Guests: Kirk Bloodsworth, Kwame Ajamu, Helen Prejan Being sentenced to death row for a crime you did not commit i ...

Air Date: November 15, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
Cherry Hill, NJ lawyer Evan M. Levow is shown with an Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C machine at his office  in Cherry Hill, N.J., in a Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005 file photo. The Alcotest, the successor to the Breathalyzer machine, is under scrutiny as the state Supreme Court considers an appeal challenging whether the machine provides reliable blood-alcohol level readings. (Jose F. Moreno/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

20,000 DWI cases cast in doubt by N.J. Supreme Court ruling

On Tuesday, the New Jersey Supreme Court threw out the results of breathalyzer tests managed by an indicted staete police sergeant. Now, ...

7 years ago

In this Oct. 28, 2018, file photo a Pittsburgh Police officer walks past the Tree of Life Synagogue and a memorial of flowers and stars in Pittsburgh in remembrance of those killed and injured when a shooter opened fire during services Saturday at the synagogue. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

Man tied to synagogue shooting suspect arrested

The FBI says a self-described white nationalist with a social media connection to the suspect in last month's Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has been arrested.

7 years ago

Ken Feinberg addresses a reporter's question during a news conference Tuesday Nov. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. Feinberg and Camille Biros, not pictured, are administrators of claims submitted to the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program, a new clergy child sexual abuse victim compensation fund set up by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. George Mitchell, background, is chairing the committee. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Clergy abuse victims fund launches in Philadelphia, other Pa. dioceses to come

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s new victim’s compensation program is up and running, less than a ...

7 years ago

(Bigstock)
The Why
Courts & Law

Collision in Rittenhouse Square

The case of a 21-year-old bike courier accused of fatally stabbing a real estate developer near Rittenhouse Square has sparked a debate about the role of class and race.

Air Date: November 13, 2018

Listen 14:21
Bill Cosby is taken away in handcuffs after he was sentenced to three-to 10-years for felony sexual assault on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa.  (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)
The Why
Courts & Law

Cosby Incarcerated

Our Cosby Unraveled crossover episode takes a peek at Cosby's life behind bars and considers what should become of the products of his towering comedy career.

Air Date: November 12, 2018

Listen 12:08
Dorothy Johnson-Speight, founder of Mothers in Charge, sitting before a painting of her murdered son, Khaliiq Jabbar Johnson. (Bastiaan Slabbers for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

From grief to greater understanding: One mother’s quest to heal both sides of the criminal justice divide

Dorothy Johnson-Speight still holds the burden of a mother’s pain. ...

7 years ago

Radio Times
Science

Astronaut Scott Kelly’s view from space; Jeff Sessions’ firing

Guests: Mark Mazzetti, Scott Kelly SCOTT KELLY spent 3 ...

Air Date: November 8, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Delaware is moving up to 330 inmates to Pennsylvania for up to two years to reduce mandatory overtime for officers and improve morale. (WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy

Delaware confirms move of hundreds of inmates to Pennsylvania

The Carney administration, confirming what ...

7 years ago

Dorothy Johnson-Speight visits the grave of her son, Khaaliq Jabbar Johnson, in Philadelphia on Monday, May 9, 2016. Johnson was killed in 2001 - shot seven times over a parking space dispute. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Why
Community

Mothers Evolved

After Dorothy Johnson-Speight lost her son to gun violence nearly two decades ago, she started a movement to take her city back by eradicating gun violence.

Air Date: November 5, 2018

Listen 14:29
LaShanda Anderson, 36, of Philadelphia was killed by a Deptford, New Jersey, police officer in June. Authorities say she attempted to drive into the officer, but the attorney representing her family disputes that claim. (Facebook)
Courts & Law

Grand jury clears South Jersey officer in fatal shooting of Philly woman

Civil rights lawyer Stanley King said firing shots was an abuse of power.

7 years ago

Vic Walczak, legal director of the ACLU Pennsylvania, says the new policy is not secure enough because corrections staff could potentially access mail. (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

ACLU sues Pennsylvania over stricter policy on prison mail

Instead of directly giving inmates letters from their lawyers, the DOC now photocopies them in front of recipients, then temporarily retains the original.

7 years ago

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