Criminal Justice

Bill Cosby's lawyers have asked a Pa. court to overturn the actor's conviction and three- to 10-year prison sentence because of what they call a string of errors in his case.

Last June, a 6-year-old was caught in the crossfire of a shootout in Wilmington’s East Side. ...

It was an early autumn afternoon in 1975 — a moment that Steve Austin wishes he could take back. ...

How much does your county spend on public defense? In Penns ...

The Municipal Services Building in downtown Philadelphia hosts a temporary mural and programming about citizens returning from prison.

The opioid crisis has brought with it an onslaught of drug cases that are adding to the burdens of public defenders.

A bill that would end Pennsylvania's frequent use of mandatory life-without-parole sentences has hit a wall in the state Senate.

On a humid summer day, Shawnray Byrd works a new job renovating a home just outside Pittsburgh. During a break, he says he’s grateful t ...

If you hunt hard enough around Harrisburg, it is possible to find lawmakers who are on board with allocat ...

The confirmation process has become a ridiculous pantomime, where nominees proclaim their generic 'philosophy' without telling you what they think about specifics.

Crystal Weimer’s nightmare began in 2004, when she was arrested for a crime she didn’t commit. ...

Bishop Sullivan offered an apology on behalf of the Church.

Guests: Laura Little, Michael Moreland The back-to-back testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh ab ...

Ryan Pownall is the first officer in nearly two decades charged with murder in connection with a fatal police shooting in the city.

The Philadelphia Police Department is firing two city police officers for illegally detaining a man earlier this year and falsifying paperwork, the PPD announced Thursday.