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A task force set up three years ago issued recommendations Wednesday about how to improve the process of reentering outside society among prisoners who…
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Ever since Cindy Keller’s son, Matthew, was locked up for a second time this past November in Lebanon County Correctional Facility, she worries about how…
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After months of negotiation, the state House has moved a package of criminal justice reform bills through committee. The result is a bipartisan compromise…
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People from Adams and Philadelphia counties are hoping their shared views on the criminal justice system can make a difference. About 30 people came…
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Criminal convictions can affect people's working lives and chances of finding safe and suitable housing for decades to come, even when the charges were…
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It’s been a trying year for the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office, spawning lengthy grand jury reports and charges against one East Pittsburgh…
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Nearly a decade after being tasked with the assignment, a state commission is still grappling with a mandate to create a risk assessment algorithm for…
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As lawmakers in Washington debate a proposal to ease harsh federal sentencing guidelines and shorten some prison terms, Pennsylvania is being cited as a…
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Grief To Greater Understanding: One Mother's Quest To Heal Both Sides Of The Criminal Justice DivideDorothy Johnson-Speight still holds the burden of a mother’s pain.Her 24 year-old son Khaliiq Jabbar Johnson was shot dead over a dispute about a parking…
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Criminal-justice reform advocates kicked off a “Campaign for Smart Justice” in Allegheny County this week, with the goal of reducing mass incarceration.…