Criminal Justice

Michael Ballard was arrested Tuesday following a three-month internal investigation.

Law enforcement agencies in New Jersey must report sexual assault complaints to county prosecutors within 24 hours.

Two contractors hired by homeowners seeking to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey are facing theft changes, authorities say. 

The former top prosecutor for the state of Pennsylvania is likely to soon be behind bars, more than two years after she was convicted and ...

Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins joined Philadelphia's two top attorneys in calling on judges to consider their cause when setting bail amounts for defendants.

An “ambitious” bill restoring voting rights to tens of thousands of current and former inmates in New Jersey is moving slowly through the state Legislature.

A gun can change a moment, a life, a family, an entire neighborhood. Like a catalyst in a chemical reaction, guns have a unique ability t ...

Pa.'s DOC has agreed to treat the state’s nearly 5,000 inmates with hepatitis C over the next three years.

For $2 per day — and another $1 an hour when battling fires — qualified inmates can volunteer to help authorities combat fires.

Some family of murder victims have called this approach unjust.

Witness to Innocence, a national anti-death penalty organization based in Philadelphia, ...

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

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

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.

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