Danielle Ohl | Spotlight PA

A Spotlight PA, ProPublica and Butler Eagle investigation found the process for securing campaign events was susceptible to attack for years.

Multiple state prisons in Pennsylvania lack air conditioning, leaving thousands of incarcerated people at risk during increasingly common high temperatures.

State prison officials want $300 million in additional taxpayer money in next year’s budget despite a declining population of incarcerated people and the closure of two facilities.

Ezra Bozeman, incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons since a murder conviction in the 1970s, is quadriplegic and in need of specialized care.

Ezra Bozeman, incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons since a murder conviction in the 1970s, is quadriplegic and in need of specialized care.

The committee announced the plan for how counties of all sizes will be able to request their portion of the historic $7.5 million investment of state money.

County district attorneys are in line for millions of dollars, but under-resourced public defenders say they’ve been sidelined.

The state legislature approved $7.5 million for indigent defense. Until now, Pennsylvania was one of the few states to not provide state funding for public defenders.

The study will look for ways for emergency dispatchers to send crisis responders through the 911 system in response to mental health emergencies, a measure championed by the family of Christian Hall ahead of the three-year anniversary of his death.

Pa. Gov. Shapiro has signed a sweeping mix of criminal justice bills, which include probation changes and a measure cracking down on Philly transit crimes.