Criminal Justice

Henry “Enrique” Tarrio wasn’t there when the riot erupted on Jan. 6, 2021. That's because police had arrested Tarrio in Washington two days before the riot.

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner says giving kids a second chance will go a long way to cutting crime. The program desperately needs mentors who speak other languages.

Barry Croft of Bear, Delaware joins a group of defendants going on trial today for their role in a plot to kidnap and kill Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last year threw out Cosby's conviction, saying the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor’s agreement not to charge Cosby.

The Delaware County Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration rallied to demand that the district attorney address his failures, or step down.

Officer James Pitts is accused of forcing a confession out of a man who couldn’t have been involved in the crime.

As mask mandates and vaccine requirements are lifted due to falling COVID numbers, in-person visitation will start again March 7.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office rested its case against the Amtrak engineer accused in 2015’s deadly derailment.

The Black teen's killing on Feb. 26, 2012, helped spark Black Lives Matter.

This transition of operations takes place on the day the $259 million contract with prison operator, GEO Group, is officially terminated.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys laid out opposing perspectives on the line between an accident and a crime in the case of Brandon Bostian.

The civil rights organization sued Sussex Correctional Center in December on behalf of two detainees. Now 17 more current and former prisoners have joined the case.

Brett Hankison is charged with wanton endangerment for shooting through Taylor’s apartment into the home of her neighbor.

Prosecutors relied heavily on racist evidence from cell phones and testimony from acquaintances, but the defense called only one witness.

The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright has been sentenced to two years in prison.