Criminal Justice

The U.S. incarcerates women at a higher rate than any other country and a majority of these women are mothers.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with Mark Houldin, policy director at the Defender Association of Philadelphia, about the 'Mama's Day Bailout.'

The rapper joined Gov. Tom Wolf at the National Constitution Center to push for changes in everything from probation and parole policies to cash bail.

Eligibility under the pending bill requires the marijuana conviction be the applicant’s only criminal conviction.

Under the policy, the DA’s office will no longer object to anyone seeking to clear their record of non-convictions.

Judge Steven O'Neill berates reporters, accusing them of stalking jurors who convicted Cosby

Philadelphia Safe Return is underway at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cheltenham where it's hosting four courtrooms to help process the city’s backlog of bench warrants.

Pennsylvania holds the dubious distinction of having one of the largest populations of people under court supervision in the country.

As Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and the First Judicial District look at parole issues, a new report shows Pennsylvania has the highest r ...

After six and a half weeks of trial, attorneys representing four former Wilmington Trust executives accused of bank fraud concluded their closing arguments.

GOP Judiciary Committee Chairman Stewart Greenleaf is trying to pass as many justice overhaul proposals as possible before his retirement at the end of the year.

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ordered a lower court to immediately grant Mill bail.

Philadelphia's District Attorney says the city has made progress in the just over 100 days he's been in office.

Prosecutors say defense is ‘partially right’ in using the term, but says it applies to Cosby.

Meredith Sullivan Chapman, 33, was shot to death by a Jennair Gerardot, 48, whose husband, Mark, worked as a creative director with Chapman at the University of Delaware.