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About 2,600 inmates transferring from Graterford to new Pa. prison
The first phase of transfers began just after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
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Under Trump, Democratic New Jersey counties cash in on detaining immigrants
From January 2015 to March 2018 the amount of ICE money sent to Bergen, Essex and Hudson Counties increased 46 percent, amounting to more than $150 million.
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Hunger, fear, desperation: What came of an ordinary ICE raid
It had taken a decade for Brandon Tomas Tomas to establish a life in America: a wife, steady job and five American-born children. It took 20 seconds for that life to be taken
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Block party shooting leaves man dead, off-duty cop wounded
Officer Fred Attakora was taken to a hospital in a private car with gunshot wounds to his arm and abdomen.
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Overnight protesters stake out ICE building, demand changes in immigration policies
Philadelphia police arrest 29 demonstrators who refused to move from the entrance to the federal facility at Eighth and Cherry streets.
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Listen 2:03Bystanders to fatal overdoses increasingly becoming criminal defendants
More and more, trouble is following fellow drug users, friends and relatives of those dying from overdoses.
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Family calls for boycott of Cinemark theaters after West Philly altercation
Dozens rally in support of family after minor incident results in 10 Philadelphia police officers responding to theater
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Listen 2:27Philly and ICE have different stories about arrest warrant
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is accusing the city of Philadelphia of not living up to its promise of limited cooperation on handin ...
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Digital parking meter plan up for a vote in N.J.
The digital parking meters alert enforcement officers about any violation so they can ticket the offending vehicle.
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Officer charged with homicide in fatal shooting of teen in Pittsburgh
A Pennsylvania police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager has been charged with criminal homicide.
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Killers of Philly cop take plea deal to avoid death penalty
Family members of Sgt. Robert Wilson III were told late Friday about the plea deal for brothers Carlton Hipps and Ramone Williams that offered life plus 50 to 100 years.
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Listen 1:57Mourners: Black teen killed by police more than a hashtag
Funeral services were held on Monday for a teenager shot and killed by police when he fled a traffic stop near Pittsburgh last week.
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Pennsylvania State Police launch body-camera pilot program
Mary Catherine Roper of the ACLU of Pennsylvania gives the new policy a B-minus.
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In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules police need warrant to track your cellphone
In a major win for privacy rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that police must obtain a search warrant in order to get access to cellphone location information.
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The Freddie Gray effect: Black Americans’ mental health suffers after police killings
The negative effect on African-Americans’ mental health peaked in the month after a police killing, and it dissipated after three months.
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