Criminal Justice

People with mental illness who commit certain crimes in N.J. may be diverted out of the criminal justice system.

The legal filing late Saturday comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to fast track a dispute on whether the former President is immune from prosecution.

Pope Francis recently approved the blessing of same-sex couples by priests, one of many changes that makes his papacy stand out from his predecessors in the Catholic Church.

Hardy Carroll Lloyd was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison Wednesday.

The ruling, late Monday, came more than a year after Perry’s personal cellphone was seized by federal authorities.

Police believe a man charged in a series of machete attacks last month is also responsible for a 2003 murder and several sexual assaults near Fairmount Park.

Additional details about the suspect's identity have not yet been released.

Majors was found guilty on two out of four charges in a domestic violence criminal case in New York on Monday afternoon.

The legislation offers a second chance for citizens caught in the cycle of the criminal justice system.

Both bills passed the House and Senate with large majorities Wednesday amid a flurry of end-of-year action.

The charge refers to the disruption of Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory over Trump.

Gino Hagenkotter, 34, was an inmate at the Riverside Correctional Facility before he made his escape on Nov. 30.

Two of the suits involve Pennsylvania-based companies and one involves a New Jersey firm.

The case involves a 2019 law that expanded eligibility for expungement of criminal records.

A group of Philly teens is fighting for juvenile justice reform. Their demands reveal cracks in a system they say is allowing gun violence to thrive.