Mandatory Minimum Sentences

Pennsylvania legislative leaders say a bill that would institute new mandatory minimum sentences for gun-related crime is “off the calendar,” at least temporarily, at the request of its sponsor, who has been inundated with criticism since introducing it.

A freshman Philadelphia Democrat has set off a firestorm in Harrisburg by proposing a bill that would establish new mandatory minimum sentences — an approach much more in line with Republicans’ criminal justice platform than his own party’s.

The state House has taken a significant step toward passing a long-awaited package of criminal justice overhauls—moving two of the three bills out of the…

After months of negotiation, the state House has moved a package of criminal justice reform bills through committee. The result is a bipartisan compromise…

On Tuesday afternoon, a state House committee is slated to start voting on a slew of bills related to gun violence.Three of those bills are a familiar…