Criminal Justice

The use of civil asset forfeiture increased slightly in Philadelphia last year, despite the election of District Attorney Larry Krasner, a critic of the practice.

The first public hearing about the social media database this week was nearly eclipsed by all the other Philly police scandals this summer.

As a formerly incarcerated individual, I am determined to write the narrative instead of letting someone else write it about me.

With no clear guidance from the courts on how that information should be shared, critics have chided prosecutors for failing to keep track of problem officers.

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to a jail term for trafficking protected turtles.

Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill has been battling with the city’s criminal justice system for 12 years after he was arrested on gun and drug charges when he was 19.

The police lab can’t afford overtime anymore, per a memo from the DA’s office. It may cause the city to prosecute fewer low-level drug possession cases.

A recent Pennsylvania court ruling is breathing new life into old claims of childhood sexual assault in spite of state law that puts time limits on legal action.

The internal report follows a string of killings allegedly by people out on parole.

13 things the Philly rapper can do now that he’s no longer entangled with the criminal justice system.

Rapper Meek Mill has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge to resolve a case that's kept him on probation for most of his adult life.

Delaware’s largest hospital system will conduct an independent review of medical and behavioral health care services in the state’s prisons.

Pa. commission is holding hearings this week in Philly, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh to get feedback on its latest effort to make its criminal sentencing process more objective.

The problems in the police department go beyond misogyny and racism. The problems can be traced to the department’s culture and structure.

After Garner's death, the police department required all 36,000 officers to undergo three days of training, including classes focused on de-escalation.