Criminal Justice

Gun violence continue to rise, but the city’s biweekly briefings may have already be having a positive effect.

WHYY asked students from its Media Lab how they were feeling about the Chauvin verdict. Here are some of their responses.

Krasner sits down with WHYY in the wake of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial. He also speaks to where the case against former Philly Police Officer Ryan Pownall stands now.

Even as more people get treatment overall, people with criminal justice involvement still remain less likely to get medication for opioid use disorder.

In a dissent, a liberal justice accused her colleagues of gutting earlier decisions that said life without parole sentences for people under age 18 should be rare.

The 51-49 vote elevates Gupta to the No. 3 position inside the Justice Department, where she's expected to help shape the administration's efforts to reform policing.

Among the new laws are measures to set up a three-year pilot program in the office of the attorney general that aims to repair the harm caused by sexual assault.

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said the mandatory terms were “outdated policy,” which was hurting residents and disproportionately affecting young men of color.

As Philadelphians brace themselves for what the Chauvin verdict will be, the city is facilitating a series of conversations meant to heal.

Experts agree creating a separate court for gun crimes can be effective at speeding up the adjudication process, but there’s no evidence it will prevent shootings.

Mayor Jim Kenney released an open letter to Philadelphians, offering his thoughts in advance of the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, accused of murdering George Floyd.

Abu-Jamal complained of chest pain while on a walk at SCI-Mahanoy in Schuylkill County and was taken to the prison infirmary.

Delaware County is the 8th in the state to join a program launched in Western Pa. by AG Shapiro in 2018. It’s the first county to do so in the Philly suburbs.

Recreational marijuana advocates in Delaware are sparring with medical marijuana companies over the best path for achieving cannabis legalization in the state.

A coalition hopes to influence policy recommendations of Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Justice Task Force, set up after abuse at several detention centers.