Criminal Justice

Erie Bishop Lawrence Persico has been outspoken about the sexual abuse scandals that have stained the Catholic Church. Even he is taking a wait-and-see approach.

The controversy has raised the question of what takes precedent: the safety and security of prisons or the protection of attorney-client privilege?

We discuss the Jeffrey Epstein and other recent cases of powerful people who, until now, have escaped justice for sex abuse crimes.

The jury convicted Cardinal George Pell of abusing two 13-year-old boys whom he had caught swigging sacramental wine in Melbourne's St. Patrick's Cathedral in late 1996

After several incidents came to light in the early 2000s, the school said it would take action. So why are beatings still happening?

The DOC has confirmed it will stop photocopying inmates’ legal mail and go back to giving them original copies.

Republican leaders want to charge municipalities for state police service based on workload indicators like calls for service instead of the governor’s proposed population-dri

The unprecedented security measures at the center of this trial involved giving inmates photocopies of their mail, while the prison temporarily stored the originals.

Robert Listenbee Jr., a former official in the Obama administration, works to keep kids out of the criminal justice system through rehabilitation.

The U.S. Supreme Court placed limits on the civil asset forfeiture, but Pennsylvania’s high court already reined in the program throughout the state.

Delaware’s new attorney general says her office won’t prosecute possession of up to six ounces of marijuana when the person isn’t dealing the drug.

A federal trial is underway on whether Pennsylvania's policy for handling legal mail sent to prisons violates inmates' First Amendment rights.

In the last two years more than 20 states have expanded or added laws to help people move on from their criminal records — most involve misdemeanors.

Critics call the law redundant, “excessively broad,” and potentially unconstitutional.

Delaware’s new Attorney General says her office will no longer prosecute cases of possession of up to six ounces of marijuana, among other changes.