Criminal Justice

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.

In the first public arguments in the case, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday ...

Entertainer Bill Cosby has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison.

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for victims of child se ...