Criminal Justice

Studies show criminal records checks do not make campuses safer — but they discriminate against Black applicants.

A chaotic week featuring Trump, John Lewis, coronavirus and federal troops is overshadowed by the murder of a 2-year-old child.

The administrator of New Jersey courts says they can’t wait for a vaccine to resume criminal trials. He said 4,700 defendants are in jail awaiting trial.

Officials say evidence ties Den Hollander, the alleged "primary subject" in an attack that killed a judge’s son and wounded her husband, to the death of Marc Angelucci.

Roy Den Hollander is suspected of posing as a FedEx driver when he opened fire at the judge’s home on Sunday, killing her son and wounding her husband.

The demonstration, which will move from Center City to North Philly, is a call to action aimed at city leaders and residents.

A self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead in the Catskills of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is being investigated as the possible gunman.

Two-year-old King Hill, of North Philadelphia, went missing in early July. Prosecutors have now charged a babysitter with murdering the boy.

Two-year-old King Hill was reported missing on July 7.

A gunman reportedly entered the North Brunswick home of U.S. District Court Judge Ester Salas, fatally shooting her 20-year-old son and critically wounding her husband.

The charges could have prevented Timothy Cook from joining the Marines in August as planned. Charges are still pending against his father.

In spite of mass releases by counties to allow social distancing, some people are still in solitary-like conditions.

Bucks County filed suit against a PA Post reporter in response to his April 7 request for a copy of the policy, made as part of a larger project on county jails across Pa.

A pilot program of online grand juries drew criticism as unfair to defendants. Lawyers also cited technical problems, with jurors dropping off.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with lawyer Joe Oxman about what “no trials” during COVID means and what it would take to bring them back.