Criminal Justice
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.
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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 49:28Can 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.
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11-year-old boy grazed by bullets while walking in Olney
Minors have been frequently caught in the crossfire throughout the city this summer.
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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.
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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 49:00West 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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