PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia jail caused the death of a diabetic inmate by failing to provide insulin and other medical care, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the man's family Wednesday. Louis Jung Jr., 50, was a pretrial detainee at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia judges concerned about security lapses at city courthouses have ordered the sheriff to address what they call a rising number of assaults, threats and staffing shortages that lead to court delays. The judges, in a co...
"Today, I am respectfully calling on the General Assembly to work with me to abolish the death penalty once and for all here in Pennsylvania," Shapiro said in a news conference at Mosaic Community Church in Philadelphia. The state, he said, "should not be in the business of putting people...
Vazquez was the driver of a vehicle that Roman and another officer had stopped, authorities have said. He fled the scene on foot when the officers tried to question him about a gun holster found in the vehicle, but then turned back and started shooting at the...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A cooped-up flock of law-breaking Philadelphians continued to grow in number and prosper during the pandemic. Thousands of chickens are being raised citywide, according to one estimate, despite a 2004 ordinance designed to eliminate
CHICAGO - Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was released from state custody Thursday morning after serving three years and four months for the murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Camile Lindsey, chief of staff for the state Department of Corrections, said in an email that Van...
Jobs InternshipsPolice say inmate who admitted to 6 Pennsylvania killings spoke of othersBy MARK SCOLFORO Published June 3, 2021 11:42am EDT Pennsylvania FOX 29 Philadelphiaarticle Edward A. Surratt (Florida Department of Corrections) HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Florida inmate who admitted he kil...
Jobs InternshipsRapist who escaped from prison using jet ski is captured, authorities sayBy AP Staff Published August 30, 2023 4:20pm EDT Crime & Public Safety Associated Pressarticle Samuel Hartman (Arkansas Department of Corrections) A convicted rapist who authorities say used ...
Jobs InternshipsNorth Carolina dad shoots man who allegedly hit, killed son moments earlier: policeBy Michael LeePublished August 15, 2023 1:18pm EDT North CarolinaFOX Newsarticle Chad Woods. (Person County Sheriffs Department) A North Carolina man is accused of fatally shooting a driver...
(Credit: Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky man is accused of shooting his roommate after eating the last Hot Pocket, according to police and local reports. Clifton Williams, 64, was arrested early Sunday in Louisville and charged with one...