Crime

SCI Phoenix and other state prisons have become costly nursing homes, hospitals and care facilities for elderly inmates. A state bill offering a chance at release could benefit all of us

Could proactive community involvement have prevented the horrors at Chew Avenue and Ada Lewis Middletown School? A state lawmaker believes so

If food insecurity directly impacts neighborhood violence, why isn’t fighting hunger part of a comprehensive antiviolence strategy?

Police can legally question citizens without reasonable suspicion or probable cause in what are called “mere encounters.” But do citizens know they’re free to walk away?

Police and researchers say lighter caseloads and other factors are helping police clear more cases — but many families are still waiting for answers

What’s worse than getting your fender blown off by a distracted driver? Trying to get your car back from the company that towed it. (And, a NE Philly Senator has just pulled off a solution)

Amid concerns over robberies and fatal shootings at stores that have them, PA Supreme Court bans skill games, and Philly (mostly) rejoices

In Brother Epistles, set to be released this month, Dr. Shanda McManus delves into her decades-long grief after losing her brother to a shooting, and examines the forces shaping the lives of other young Black men.

For the role he’s played in preventing violence and keeping neighborhoods more whole, Scott is one of this year’s Integrity Icon winners. Come celebrate him and all of this year’s winners on June 3!

The Director of Social Service and Operations at the City’s Division of Criminal Justice advocates for young people to get the justice and care they need. Come celebrate her and her fellow Integrity Icon winners on June 3