Philadelphia-area union leaders who spoke to The Inquirer last week expressed frustration at lawmakers ... and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, are directed to work without pay during the shutdown. “You ...

Philadelphia Department of Prisons Chief Blanche Carney announced she is stepping down from the troubled department next month. Carney sent a letter to her staff that her last day will be April 5, ...

A Philadelphia man who served 37 years in prison was cleared on Thursday in a 1980 murder case that was tainted by perjured testimony and he promptly sued the city over his conviction. Willie Stokes ...

More than 518 students across seven Philadelphia schools have participated in a Junior Defender Program that has sparked interest in law and public service.

Ciancaglini was killed in August 1993 in a shooting that also wounded Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino. The pair were the ...

Merlino and his alleged faction of La Cosa Nostra are widely believed to have engaged in an all-out crime war with ...