Criminal Justice
‘Clean pajamas are not enough’: Critiques of New Jersey jails mount amid pandemic
Incarcerated individuals and their loved ones continue to report woefully inadequate conditions in New Jersey jails.
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Authorities search for Nashville bomber, as governor asks for emergency declaration
A day after the Christmas bombing in Nashville, police are asking for help with the investigation. Large swaths of the state's communications networks are out of service.
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Advocates say incarcerated, homeless should rank high on COVID-19 vaccine priority list
While Pennsylvania facilities saw clusters of positive cases in the spring, the fall surge dramatically affected correctional facilities across the state.
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Federal judge orders Philly to test all staff and prisoners at city jails
The prison system has never tested all of its staff for COVID-19. Officials pledge to release the results in January.
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A holiday card campaign gets more than 1,000 for Delco prisoners to send family
The aim of the Delaware County Coalition for Prison Reform’s drive is to help those who are incarcerated connect with family over the holidays.
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An incarcerated man died of the coronavirus, but Pa. corrections never told his family
State corrections officials say they are following the law in protecting medical information, but family and advocates contend they could do more when prisoners get sick.
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Justices turn down request to replace Abu-Jamal prosecutors
A divided court denied the request by Maureen Faulkner, the widow of slain Officer Daniel Faulkner, to disqualify the Philly DA's from continuing to work on the matter.
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Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Philadelphia trial lawyer Joe Oxman about COVID-19’s effect on the legal system in Pennsylvania.
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Listen 5:48Pa. corrections dept. tells officer with COVID-19 symptoms to return to work early
A corrections officer was told to come back to work while still showing symptoms. Was it the right thing to do?
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Mass bailout at city jails frees 17 people, fewer than nonprofit group hoped for
Because of rising COVID-19 cases in the prison facilities, the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund had hoped to free 20 to 30 people incarcerated pretrial.
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Philly nonprofit to bail out more than two dozen city prisoners amid COVID-19 outbreak
Nearly 200 people incarcerated in Philadelphia prisons are currently infected with COVID-19. Less than a month ago, that total was just over 20.
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Pa. SCI Somerset prison records first COVID death
An unidentified 73-year-old man has succumbed to COVID-19 at Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution – Somerset.
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The future of cannabis legalization
The House of Representatives recently passed two landmark bills that could pave the way for cannabis legalization nationwide. We take a look at those bills.
Air Date: December 11, 2020
Listen 49:15Federal prosecutors charge four with murder of Philly police officer
A federal grand jury has indicted Hassan Elliott and three co-defendants in connection to the shooting death of Sgt. James O’Connor in March.
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Delco Jail Oversight Board recommends deprivatization transition team
CGL Cos. has been recommended by Delaware County’s Jail Oversight Board to help deprivatize the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.
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