Criminal Justice

The police-assisted diversion program is designed to redirect low-level offenders suspected of prostitution or drug possession to community-based services.

A new directive broadens the scope of interests considered at sentencing from the direct impact on criminals and their victims to include the effect on taxpayers.

Model Janice Dickinson's defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby can move forward after the California Supreme Court refused an appeal from the comedian.

Mill was sentenced in November to two to four years in prison for violating probation on a roughly decade-old gun and drug case.

Penn hosts discussion of Philadelphia rapper's case as emblematic of a system clouded with racial bias.

The 24-page report provides a snapshot of these former inmates – their gender, race and what ZIP codes they’re expected to call home.

Families of 3 of the 4 young men murdered on a Bucks County farm last summer are suing the confessed killer, Cosmo DiNardo, as well as his cousin and co-defendant Sean Kratz

Convicted felons, fugitives, domestic abusers and others not legally allowed to buy guns try to do so anyway. They’re known as “lie and try” buyers.

Philly City Council passed a resolution to recognize a Disability Day of Mourning, a step toward valuing the lives of people with disabilities who are murdered by caregivers.

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has filed criminal charges against a former police officer for allegedly brutalizing a pedestrian while making an on-duty arrest.

Planners hope a reimagined Bordentown School would recruit students from parts of the state that send large numbers of minorities to youth prison.

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.

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