Criminal Justice

Under Florida's stand your ground law, a person in fear for his or her life is justified in using deadly force to stop an attack.

The arrest is the third for Former Delaware state Rep. John C. Atkins on domestic violence charges in the 12 years. This time it's a felony -- strangulation..

To date, New Jersey has charged 220 people with Sandy-related fraud and recovered more than $2 million.

A contractor convicted of scamming dozens of New Jersey homeowners out of nearly $2 million following Superstorm Sandy has been sentenced ...

Footage of the 28-minute encounter with police shows a Vineland officer pointing what appears to be a semiautomatic rifle at Rashaun Washington and imploring him to relax.

More than 84,000 undocumented migrants are enrolled in electronic monitoring — usually either an ankle bracelet or a smartphone check-in that uses voice recognition.

When moms are imprisoned, it hurts families, neighborhoods and communities, legislator says.

Prison officials say they’ve made measureable progress implementing recommendations outlined in an independent review following a prison riot in 2017.

A Shore woman banned from owning animals has been charged with neglecting eight dogs, authorities said. Laura J. Giacini, 53, of T ...

Bern Township Police Chief Wesley Waugh said the 17 protesters were taken into custody after obstructing a nearby highway.

A year after a book on the killing of black teen Emmett Till revealed that a key figure in the case acknowledged lying, the federal government has reopened its investigation.

A Delaware judge approved a revised plan for the sale of the Weinstein Co., the studio forced into bankruptcy by the sexual misconduct scandal of Harvey Weinstein.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner may – or may not – take part in the festivities. He says he does see similarities between France of 1789 and the U.S. of 2018.

Eugene Gilyard and Lance Felder spent 16 years behind bars until an inmate serving time for another murder confessed.

By some accounts, nearly half of America's incarcerated population is mentally ill — and journalist Alisa Roth argues that most aren't getting the treatment they need.