Criminal Justice
Pa. Supreme Court to hear arguments Wednesday over redactions in clergy sex abuse report
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Listen 1:21Pa. House moves key amendment allowing retroactive child sex abuse suits
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After months of waiting, gun protection bill up for a vote in Pa. House
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Man charged with series of Delaware sexual assaults, robberies
A 47-year-old Claymont-area man has been charged for a series of sexual assaults and robberies involving female victims in suburban New Castle County.
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At Cosby sentencing hearing, Constand family says he ruined lives
If the court listens to the prosecution, 81-year-old Cosby will receive the maximum possible punishment under the law of 10 years in state prison.
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Del. investigating how 1,600 DNA samples were not added to federal database
State forensic lab failed to enter 1,600 samples of convicted felons from 2002 to 2014 into CODIS.
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Bill Cosby’s sentencing: how we got here, what his punishment could be
The sentencing hearing may conclude with Cosby losing his freedom for the rest of his life, but his attorneys are expected to appeal.
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Pa., an outlier in life-without-parole, faces growing push for change
Pennsylvania sentences more people to life in prison without the possibility of parole than any other state.
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The grand jury report named 301 predator priests, but noted it had information on more than 400, and more than 1,000 victims in the state.
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Listen 1:35African-American leaders call for cease-fire on Philadelphia streets
Group organizers push for stronger community ties to help bring an end to the rampant gunfire that claims victims almost daily.
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Camille Cosby wants ethics board to investigate judge
Days before Bill Cosby's scheduled sentencing on felony sex assault charges, his wife demanded Monday that a Pa. ethics board investigate the judge over what she says is bias.
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Bucks prosecution of nursing mom in baby’s death triggers alarm on addiction treatment
The homicide prosecution of an addicted mother whose infant son died after breastfeeding is considered a test case of how far a district attorney can go to address opioids.
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Listen 5:28Key Delaware lawmakers oppose ‘shell game’ of moving prisoners out of state
Looking to reduce $400,000 a week in corrections overtime, Gov. John Carney is mulling the mass move of up to 600 inmates.
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Pa. House likely to rally behind abuse protection bill; Senate still at-odds
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As Pa. overhauls prison book policies, inmates’ rights groups cry foul
All books will now have to go through the Department of Corrections.
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