Criminal Justice

The dismissal was ordered even though Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to prosecutors in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

Imad and Bahaa Dawara, charged with setting fire to their hookah lounge in Old City, also were accused by employees of making them work for tips alone.

The Supreme Court has agreed to review two aspects of the case that Cosby's lawyers challenged on appeal.

Eastern State Penitentiary has laid off staff, implemented salary reductions and made deep cuts to its operating budget due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Though the cases are unrelated, the District Attorney’s Office believes more boys may have been victimized, based on evidence found by investigators.

Akhenaton “Akh” Jones, 36, is being charged with murder, abuse of corpse and related offenses.

How do you reduce funding for police, and change their role in communities, while ensuring public safety for all?

Amid days of protests against police violence, Philly Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw received at least two emails containing racist, threatening language.

The First Judicial District called his behavior “egregious and totally unacceptable.”

The state's top law enforcement official said in a statement that the order would apply going forward to all state, county and local law enforcement agencies.

Kim Stringer went to jail in April. Her parents haven't heard from her since.

In-person prison visits have been banned since March 11 to keep the coronavirus from being spread behind bars. Delaware's DOC will lift that restriction on June 29.

A bipartisan group of Pa. lawmakers are drafting legislation that could gut the system that makes it difficult to get bad police off the beat.

The Department of Corrections has defended its response, saying it was a cautious approach that included all relevant parties to represent the public interest.

The reasons why Camden, N.J. dissolved and rebuilt its police department are very different from why activists are now calling for similar moves across the country.