Criminal Justice

Ubiñas, a longtime commentator on gun violence in Philadelphia, read her column, "Everyday gun violence must be part of gun control reckoning," on NewsWorks Tonight.

Passers-by have peered in to see what the artists are doing. This Sunday, the artists will invite the public inside for an open house.

Guests:  Americus Reed and Robert Spitzer Hertz, Enterprise, United Airlines, and MetLife are among the large co ...

The measure would end the practice of barring residents on parole, probation or in prison from casting a ballot.

Report says Pennsylvania State Police standards for internal investigations of trooper-involved shootings are inconsistent and cause public distrust.

Citing case of Texas shooter who killed 26, Philly joins New York and San Francisco in suing U.S. Department of Defense to prevent violent criminals from getting firearms.

The state says conditions for mentally ill inmates are improving, but challenges remain.

State Senator Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) confessed that he was one of the was one of those lawmakers who sponsored tough-on-crime laws in the mid-1990’s.

When a Pennsylvania State Police officer is involved in a shooting, the agency investigates the matter internally, but that approach is currently being challenged.

A new report on death penalty cases in Pennsylvania shows a strong tie between how a case proceeds through the justice system and who a defendant relies on for legal counsel.

In 2016, African-Americans were eight times more likely to be arrested for possessing marijuana than their white counterparts, despite using the drug at similar rates.

The capital city joins a small group of Pennsylvania municipalities that have tested or permanently integrated the equipment. ...

Police had their eye on Emma Turner’s Aramingo Avenue house long before November 2006. But that’s when she learned about it. ...

On Tuesday, as preliminary hearings in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial got underway, a swarm of media descended on the Montgomery ...