Policing
Black Lives Matter, family press Philly DA to release inmate they say is innocent
Eric Riddicks' mother says he wasn't the killer in a 1991 homicide. She delivered the paperwork she says proves his innocence to new top prosecutor, Larry Krasner.
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New Jersey lifts prison ban on ‘The New Jim Crow,’ a popular book on mass incarceration
The New Jersey Department of Corrections has lifted a ban on the book “The New Jim Crow” at two of its prisons, following a complaint from the state chapter of the ACLU.
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Listen 2:10Family demands answers after Philly man addicted to heroin dies hours after incarceration
Three-quarters of Philly's prison inmates have a history of substance addiction. Is the system equipped to help them?
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Listen 4:42Grand jury calls for independent investigations of Pa. State Police officer-involved shootings
Report says Pennsylvania State Police standards for internal investigations of trooper-involved shootings are inconsistent and cause public distrust.
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Number of murders in Camden hits 30-year low
One of the state’s most crime-ridden communities recorded a double-digit drop in murders in 2017.
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Listen 1:54Philly police investigating after undercover cop fatally shoots unarmed driver
Cops stopped a driver whose car was wanted in connection with an unsolved murder. But the driver wasn't the murder suspect and was unarmed when a plainclothes cop shot him.
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In three South Philly police districts, ‘focused deterrence’ cuts shooting rate by third
Pioneered in Boston in the 1990s, focused deterrence identifies people — often gang members or those involved in the drug trade — most likely to commit violent crimes.
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Listen 2:33New Castle County to hire addiction coordinator
The New Castle County Police Department will use new grant money to hire a coordinator for its addiction treatment program
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Prisoners get private Christmas Mass celebrated by Philly archbishop
As Christians around the region prepare for the holy holiday, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput made a special visit to celebrate Christmas a week early with prisoners.
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Listen 1:44Police identify suspect shot by Delaware trooper during traffic stop
Delaware State Police have identified the man who they say was shot and killed after dragging a trooper with his vehicle Friday afternoon.
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Federal investigation finds ‘significant issues’ at immigrant detention centers
Immigrants detained at four centers used by ICE are subject to inhumane treatment, given insufficient hygiene supplies and medical care, and provided potentially unsafe food.
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Medical professionals, military, police officers most esteemed, Gallup poll finds
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
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Listen 6:37Black cops sue, claiming racism in Philly narcotics unit
The Guardian Civic League claims narcotics supervisors ordered underlings to fudge paperwork to protect informants — and retaliated when some refused.
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Principal apologizes after 6th graders tasked to draw fictional addict's 'mug shot'
A sixth grade health class assignment that required students to write about a fictional drug addict reaching rock bottom and to draw thei ...
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Talib Kweli: BLM is a peaceful movement fighting ‘a violent police state’
The rapper made his comments on Thursday as the keynote speaker at this year’s Hip Hop Summit at Stockton University.
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