Criminal Justice

Jails face increasing pressures as they house large numbers of mentally ill and addicted inmates. But the policies that contributed to this problem are decades in the making.

With female incarceration rates rising in the United States, prisons and jails across the country are contending with new challenges, including caring for pregnant women.

A criminal justice nonprofit put up thousands of dollars so fathers awaiting trial behind bars could spend the holiday with their families.

The recent bloodshed, including five homicides in May, has only deepened the resignation some residents feel toward gun violence in their city.

The former sex-trafficking website Backpage.com is losing its LLC formations in Delaware six months after the state Attorney General filed a complaint.

The New Jersey Legislature has approved an expungement bill for marijuana.

We discuss the Mueller report hearings, the House vote to hold Don McGahn and AG Barr in contempt of Congress, and the pros and cons of beginning impeachment inquiries.

The department’s directive hasn’t been updated since Blackberrys were a thing.

Under the proposal, inmates could not be placed in solitary confinement for more than 15 consecutive days or more than 20 days in a 60-day period.

Meek Mill's lawyers will get a chance to argue the rapper's 2008 conviction on gun and drug charges should be overturned.

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner is reviewing a database of offensive social media comments posted by city cops to look for evidence of bias.

The Philadelphia Department of Prisons is offering two extra hours out of isolation to ease the mental health impact of segregation on inmates.

Bill Cosby has dropped his countersuit against seven women who accused him of sexually assaulting them.

Janet and Janine Africa were released from prison Saturday after serving more than 40 years in the death of a Philadelphia police officer.

Two Superstorm Sandy contractors stole more than $2 million dollars from clients, prosecutors allege.