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Read the headlines on any given day across America and you’ll find evidence of a crisis roiling the criminal justice system: “Suicide leading cause of death in Utah jails.” ”San Diego County inmate suicide rate ‘staggeringly’ high.” ”Attempted suicides at Cuyahoga County Jail tripled over three-year span.” Stories like Tanna Jo Fillmore’s have been told time and again, and yet...

A suspect in a jewelry store robbery is in federal custody thanks to the quick thinking of a good Samaritan.

John Walker Lindh, the Californian who took up arms for the Taliban and was captured by invading U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2001, got out of prison Thursday after more than 17 years, released under tight restrictions that reflected government fears he still harbors radical views.

An officer was struck in the hand by a ricochet bullet after a police sergeant shot a dog in North Philadelphia.

The LA County Probation Department recorded 747 uses of pepper spray in 2017 at juvenile halls and camps, a jump of 154 percent over 2015 when the department used pepper spray 294 times, according to an analysis of department data. It appears that trend is likely to continue, as between January and July of this year the department reported 404...

The so-called “affluenza mom” Tonya Couch was arrested Thursday evening after she was accused of violating conditions of her release on bond for failing a urinary test.

Rapper Meek Mill joined Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf in calling for criminal justice reform in an event in the shadow of Independence Hall in Old City Philadelphia.

A decade-long legal struggle involving Meek Mill and Philadelphia’s criminal justice system is playing out in the courts. Here’s a look back at the entire saga.

Meek Mill’s imprisonment on a probation violation has set off a flurry of legal appeals, criticism of the criminal justice system, newspaper opinion pieces, rallies, billboards and bus ads. A look at how the 30-year-old Philadelphia rapper, whose “Dreams Worth More Than Money” won a Billboard award for top rap album last year, ended up in a Pennsylvania prison roughly...

An Ohio man who pleaded guilty to threatening to assassinate President Barack Obama in 2016 violated his probation and went missing from authorities for days earlier this month, according to an arrest warrant reviewed by the News4 I-Team

Youngstown State football coach Bo Pelini says a player convicted of rape as a teen has earned a second chance by staying disciplined, focused and out of trouble. Ma’lik Richmond will be allowed to remain on the team’s active roster after settling a lawsuit Monday against the school, which had told him he wouldn’t be allowed to play this season...

Two people attacked a judge in Ohio who was walking to work at the Jefferson County Courthouse Monday morning, wounding him after gunfire broke out, NBC News reported. Judge Joseph J. Bruzzese, Jr. fired back at the attackers, as did a probation officer, after at least one of the suspects opened fire, Steubenville City Manager James Mavromatis told reporters. One...

A “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star on supervised release following her imprisonment for fraud could be in danger of violating her probation after she failed to report two traffic violations as required, according to a court filing.

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Both police officers wounded in a gunman’s shooting rampage that killed a woman and wounded several other people have been discharged from the hospital.

A University of Pennsylvania police officer who was wounded in Friday’s rampage shooting fought back tears Monday night as he was honored by his peers.

Three days after a lone gunman stalked through West Philadelphia’s streets, firing apparently at random at anyone he came across — including a Philadelphia Police sergeant, two bar employees, a woman and man in a car and a University of Pennsylvania police officer — a more complete picture is emerging of the shooter.

A University of Pennsylvania police officer who was wounded in Friday’s rampage shooting received a visit from special guests before he was released from the hospital: four members of the Philadelphia Eagles.

A University of Pennsylvania police officer wounded in Friday’s shooting rampage that spanned four blocks of West Philadelphia is home from the hospital.

Philly Jesus is preaching a message of forgiveness after being found guilty of trespassing stemming from his arrest at a Center City Apple Store earlier this year.