Incarceration

Robert Aaron Long, 22, still faces the death penalty in the four other deaths, which are being prosecuted in a different county.

Here are five questions — and answers — for what might happen to the prison at Guantánamo as the conflict in Afghanistan ends.

Supporters see it as a way to combat Philadelphia’s soaring gun violence epidemic. The ACLU says it “may be the worst criminal justice bill that we’ve seen.”

“They're in a cell the size of your bathroom and there's no rules, no regulations in place for this [Intensive Management Unit] program,” said Patricia Vickers.

The court is right, but Cosby’s accusers are understandably angry.

Sexual abuse survivors and advocates point out the Pa. high court overturned Bill Cosby’s conviction on a legal matter — not a factual one.

Court's reversal on Cosby conviction doesn’t sit well with Penn professor.

Data analysis by the office found Philadelphia’s Department of Prisons is losing correctional officers at a faster pace than it’s releasing prisoners.

As part of a civil lawsuit settlement, the N.J. DOC has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a jail stay in line with their gender identity.

Rutgers Law School in Camden has launched a statewide effort to help exonerate people who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit.

Under the settlement agreement, the money will go to a pair of organizations that raise money to bail out incarcerated people who are locked up pre-trial.

More than 75% of the people incarcerated in Pennsylvania prisons are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but only 22% of corrections staff have gotten the shots.

In the context of marijuana legalization, equity encompasses many issues, such as seeking to remedy the societal damages from the War on Drugs.

A Delaware probation officer wanted Keith Gibson to spend more years in prison. A public defender and the judge pushed back, and he was set free.

In a scathing report, Philly DA Larry Krasner accused Philadelphia law enforcement officials of winning convictions in decades-old cases through unjust means.