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Criminal Justice

Parishioners pray the Rosary at Holy Infancy Roman Catholic in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania after mass on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, the same day, Pennsylvania Attorney General released his two-year grand jury investigation into widespread sexual abuse and cover-up within six Catholic dioceses across the state. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. grand jury interim report on clergy child sexual abuse is public. What’s next?

More than 300 “predator priests” allegedly sexually abused over one thousand victims in six Pennsylva ...

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says more charges await following an investigation into decades of cases of the Catholic clergy sexually abusing children.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Report details 1,000 victims of child sexual abuse by 300 ‘predator priests’ across Pa.

The roughly 900 page report, paints a horrid portrait of activity that occurred in the dioceses of Scranton, Allentown, Harrisburg, Greensburg, Erie and Pittsburgh.

7 years ago

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Bridgeton, N.J. police car
Courts & Law

After a spate of killings, prosecutor says Cumberland County is not a ‘war zone’

Three recent killings have shocked the South Jersey community, not only for their dizzying pace, but also for the fact that children were among the victims and witnesses.

7 years ago

yellow police crime scene tape with a blurred police car in the background.
Courts & Law

Police shooting raises questions about use of force training

Recruits learn procedural justice, which involves using a measured tone of voice, careful choice of words and nonthreatening physical approach to avoid conflict.

7 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, August 10, 2018

Campbell’s Soup company is feeling pressure from investors to put itself up for sale. Frank Newport, editor-in-chief at the Gallup ...

Air Date: August 10, 2018

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In this May 23, 2018 file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the Federal District Court after a hearing, in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The trial of Paul Manafort

We get the latest on the trial of Paul Manafort beyond the handmade ostrich and python jackets. The Washington Post’s ...

Air Date: August 10, 2018 10:40 am

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NewsWorks Tonight, August 9, 2018

A federal appeals court rules in favor of former Pennsylvania Congressman Chaka Fattah. As health insurance premiums rise, area lawmakers ...

Air Date: August 9, 2018

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Jane Lyons, with both her Young Hero Award around her neck, and holding her Spark Award, acknowledging her work helping incarcerated youth. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Delaware teen honored for assisting juvenile offenders

The National Liberty Museum 'Young Hero' award was given to 14 youths for their service projects, including a Delaware anti-recidivism fund.

7 years ago

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Common Application sign in a Pa. college's admissions office (Wikimedia)
Education

Criminal record question nixed from Common Application for college

For years, activists have railed against the question as discouraging and discriminatory to those with a criminal past.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announces the formation of a federal, state and local task force to reduce gun violence.
Politics & Policy

Pa. attorney general targets straw purchases, gun violence in Philly

More cooperation from Pennsylvania and the U.S. will help disrupt the flow of guns to those prohibited from owning them, attorney general says.

7 years ago

The sun sets behind the steeple of St. Benedict The Moor Catholic Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Report on Catholic Church abuse delayed (again) by objections from clergy

A redacted version could have been released Tuesday, but clergy named in the report have filed objections.

7 years ago

Delaware has tested nearly 900 rape kits that had languished, untested, in police stations and hospitals -- some for more than three decades.  (Courtesy of Delaware Criminal Justice Council)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Rape kit-testing effort spurs arrest in 2014 assault; Del. officials expect more matches

Delaware officials have made their first arrest under the sexual assault kit initiative.

7 years ago

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Bishop Ronald Gainer of the Diocese of Harrisburg discusses child sexual abuse by clergy during a news conference. Harrisburg is the second Pennsylvania diocese under investigation to release names of clergy accused of abuse before the grand jury report will be made public in August 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Ahead of redacted report, some Pa. Catholic dioceses release names of accused priests

The report, lead by the Pa. Attorney General, is the result of a nearly two-year investigation that probes back seven decades and identifies more than 300 “predator priests"

7 years ago

The defense team has accused former Manafort associate Rick Gates of embezzling money and said Gates is cooperating and lying to investigators to cover his tracks. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

4 insights as Manafort trial enters week 2

Bank and tax fraud trials normally aren't very compelling theater.

7 years ago

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. (Tara Garcia Mathewson/ The Hechinger Report)
Education

Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

Marquell Brown is one of a growing number of people in Illinois who have earned a high school diploma from School District 428, run by the department of juvenile justice.

7 years ago

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