Criminal Justice

People who are detained in the city-run correctional facilities will remain in their cells unless it’s to shower, make phone calls or have virtual meetings with attorneys.

The Delaware County Office of the Public Defender believes that change starts there. It has new leaders pledged to work toward that goal.

The 77-year-old prisoner with underlying medical conditions had been transferred to a hospital in Clearfield County.

Supporters say the pot bill would help reverse adverse effects of the decades-long “war on drugs.”

Bill Cosby’s 2018 conviction for aggravated indecent assault came before the Pa. Supreme Court on Tuesday, in a last-ditch effort to overturn his 3-10 year prison sentence.

Philadelphia police and residents get “vulnerable” in virtual conversation aimed at processing the months of racial justice protests.

Mayor, police seek open dialogue with community on police reform.

The death of Breonna Taylor energized a nationwide movement to restrict "no-knock" police raids, but activists want tightened rules for other kinds of forced-entry warrants.

Lawmakers had aimed to fast-track the legislation after voters overwhelmingly approved legalizing recreational marijuana for those 21 and older in the Nov. 3 election.

Positive coronavirus cases in 22 of the state’s 24 correctional institutions are putting advocates, and families with loved ones on the inside, on edge.

While the law does not decriminalize marijuana, the changes make small marijuana infractions civil violations, rather than criminal misdemeanors.

Last July, a gunman killed Judge Esther Salas's son and wounded her husband. Now, there is support for legislation that would shield the information of federal judges.

New Jersey lawmakers advanced legislation setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace, which voters overwhelmingly approved this month, but differed on key details.

As cases of coronavirus rise throughout Delaware, a group of people incarcerated at the state’s largest prison have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Storm alleges state Senate President Joe Scarnati led a personally-motivated effort to block her from serving another six-year term in the appointed position.