
Criminal Justice
New Castle County launches police accountability board to address systemic policing issues
The county’s new police accountability board aims to confront and address systemic issues within policing.
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Listen 1:11Data shows fewer than 50 people were released in the last 14 years under the current compassionate release law.
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The man charged in last year’s attack against Nancy Pelosi’s husband goes to trial in San Francisco
David DePape has pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official.
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Special counsel in the Hunter Biden case insists he was the ‘decision-maker’ in rare testimony
The closed-door interview on Tuesday marks the first time a special counsel is appearing before Congress in the middle of a probe.
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New effort to ensure people convicted of crimes in Philly know their voting rights
The goal of a new program is to make sure the accused and convicted are aware of their right to vote.
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Prosecutor: Former Memphis officer pleads guilty to state and federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death
The remaining four officers have a May 6 trial date in federal court. A trial has not yet been set in state court.
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Philadelphia Bail Fund ceases operations indefinitely
Anyone arrested in the next several years will have to find bail from some other source besides the Philadelphia Bail Fund.
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Pa. lawmakers push forward significant juvenile justice reforms
Two years after the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force made policy recommendations, there is finally some political will in the state House to move on reforms.
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Listen 1:15Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen testifies against him in New York
Cohen, a former Trump lawyer and onetime loyal ally, is testifying against the former president in a civil trial that threatens Trump's business empire.
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Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case
Attorney Jenna Ellis has entered a guilty plea in the Georgia election interference case. The former Trump lawyer is now the fourth co-defendant to plead guilty.
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Theft of 2 million dimes from truckload of coins from US Mint leaves 4 facing federal charges
The thieves made off with a portion of its cargo of $750,000 in dimes, a shipment weighing about six tons, authorities had said earlier.
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Ex-Philadelphia police officer sentenced to 15 to 40 years after guilty pleas in sex assault cases
Patrick Heron, 54, entered the pleas Friday after reaching an agreement with prosecutors in advance of a trial on more than 200 counts.
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‘Out of sight, out of mind’: Gun violence cold case frustrates another Philadelphia family
It’s been more than two years since 24-year-old Charles Maude III, known as Chucky, was shot and killed in Port Richmond.
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For the second time this year, vandals have targeted the Newark area museum’s African American History Trail, this time with racist graffiti.
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Listen 1:22Delaware couple guilty of 42 felonies for ‘unthinkable’ torture of young sons
Authorities said stepmother Mary Vinson was the prime perpetrator of violence against the boys. One was at “imminent risk of death’’ when he got to the hospital.
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