Criminal Justice

Why a system that's supposed to keep people out of jail putting so many people at risk of incarceration in Pennsylvania.

Police widow Maureen Faulkner is trying again to have Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner's office removed from the latest appeal over her husband's 1981 traffic stop.

Since SEPTA implemented its new system, just 13 people got the harshest penalty — and still avoided jail.

A new documentary by Lynn Novick, "College Behind Bars," premieres on PBS Nov. 25. It depicts hope in a dark place.

A social impact development project planned for Philadelphia’s Chinatown is moving forward with a new design and timeline.

For many, the shooting of innocent bystanders, especially children, is a call for outrage at both community complacency and institutional failure.

Kratz is accused of murdering a young man on a Bucks County farm and helping his cousin burn and bury two more. He faces life in prison if convicted.

Kratz is charged with three counts of first-degree murder. He rejected a plea deal that resulted in cousin Cosmo DiNardo serving four life sentences.

It could take a year or longer to resolve whether victims’ rights measure is constitutional.

The school board election in Tamaqua was framed as a referendum on its controversial gun policy, which would be a first in the state.

Voters can cast ballots on the proposed amendment, but the state won’t do an official count until courts decide whether the victims’ rights proposal is constitutional.

A new commission of experts lead by Philly-based CHILD USA seeks to prevent future child sexual abuse in sports by holding institutions accountable.

Authors say the system is expensive, ineffective and harmful for Pennsylvania youth.

Voters will decide local races for Municipal Court and Court of Common Pleas, as well as help fill two statewide spots on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

The only African American director in the agency alleges she has been treated differently than her peers and touched without her consent.