Criminal Justice

Delaware Dept. of Correction disputes the ACLU report that the state’s probation system promotes “a culture of punishment” that leads too many people back to prison.

Thirty-five people were shot in Philly over the weekend, leaving communities on edge and residents to keep children inside and avoid their stoops.

The coronavirus pandemic is not helping.

The North Philadelphia mass shooting Sunday echoes another mass shooting that happened last week in West Philadelphia in which a 17-year-old boy and five others were hit.

The state judiciary released guidelines last month that would allow live trials to resume in September at courthouses serving six of New Jersey’s 21 counties.

As Philadelphia's homicide rate increases, we'll examine what is driving the increase, and what new solutions there might be to this epidemic.

Months of protests urged prosecutors and police to support criminal justice reform. But court records show a different path.

Minors have been frequently caught in the crossfire throughout the city this summer.

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw offered thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families, and pledged to hold whoever was responsible for the violence accountable.

Poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts talks about how his years in prison lead him to poetry and criminal justice reform.

"Stop putting Band-Aids on something that needs surgery,” cried longtime anti-violence activist Colwin Williams.

More than 1 in 3 of the prisoners were infected but more than 90% have recovered. Two are currently hospitalized.

Zamar Jones, who was playing on his porch, was struck in the head as adults exchanged gunfire. He died Monday, the District Attorney’s Office said.

After her husband and son were shot by a lawyer who espoused misogynistic beliefs, Esther Salas is calling for more protections for federal judges.

Even as the ruling opened old wounds, it raised familiar questions about whether Tsarnaev can receive a fair hearing in the city where the bombs exploded.