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Criminal Justice

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Courts & Law

Defense lawyers pan N.J.’s plan to restart criminal trials

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.

6 years ago

Police investigate a drive-by shooting in Germantown on Oct. 3, 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Community

Homicides are spiking in Philly, are there any new solutions?

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

Air Date: August 12, 2020

Listen 49:28
Protestors with signs during a silent march to end 'stop-and-frisk' program in New York. During the Bloomberg administration, civil rights groups went to court to end the NYPD's use of a tactic known as 'stop and frisk,' which involved detaining, questioning and sometimes searching people deemed suspicious by officers. Finding marijuana was often used to justify the policy. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Courts & Law
PA Post

Can you support Black Lives Matter and still prosecute marijuana cases? This prosecutor says yes.

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

6 years ago

Philadelphia police investigate a shooting in Olney
Community
NBC10

11-year-old boy grazed by bullets while walking in Olney

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

6 years ago

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Community
NBC10

6 hospitalized after ‘senseless’ shooting at West Philly playground

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.

6 years ago

(photo credit, Mamadi Doumbouya)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Poetry, prison, and criminal justice reform

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

Air Date: August 7, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Colwin Williams with Cure Violence tells Simpson Street residents that officials are putting a Band-aid on the problem and not dealing with real issues surrounding gun violence. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

West Philly neighbors gather for emergency meeting after 7-year-old’s fatal shooting

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

6 years ago

Sussex Correctional Institution (State of Delaware)
Health

Second man with COVID-19 dies at Sussex prison that had major outbreak

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

6 years ago

Zamar Jones (Courtesy of NBC10)
Courts & Law

Philly DA files charges against man in fatal shooting of 7-year-old

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.

6 years ago

U.S. District Judge Esther Salas
Courts & Law

N.J. federal judge Esther Salas speaks out after son shot dead at family home

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

6 years ago

In this April 17, 2013 photograph, flowers and signs adorn a barrier, two days after two explosions killed three and injured hundreds, at Boylston Street near the of finish line of the Boston Marathon at a makeshift memorial for victims and survivors of the bombing. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Courts & Law

Ruling renews fairness debate in Boston Marathon bomber case

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.

6 years ago

Eastern State Penitentiary
Community

Eastern State Penitentiary to reopen in mid-August after months-long closure

Staff and visitors ages 2 and up will be required to wear face masks. Visitors must follow social distancing guidelines, and will be asked to sanitize their hands upon entry.

6 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Courts & Law

Multiple Philadelphia police vehicles set on fire overnight

Police officers were advised by radio not to leave their vehicles unattended. Some officers took their patrol cars to garages.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Chief Justice Thomas Saylor. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Former Pa. Supreme Court judge says chief justice accused her of having ‘minority agenda’

Cynthia Baldwin, the second Black woman to serve on the Pa. Supreme Court, says Chief Justice Thomas Saylor treated her unfairly in disciplinary proceedings.

6 years ago

Sussex Correctional Institution. (Delaware Department of Correction)
Health

Man dies from COVID-19 outbreak that infected 1 in 3 Sussex prisoners

Delaware prisons had been free of coronavirus for more than a month, until the first cases were identified at Sussex Correctional Institution.

6 years ago

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