A spate of deaths inside the George W. Hill Correctional Facility should merit a news story, but you won’t find one in the local papers of record.
By The Editors
Paul Davis: Don’t defund the FBI – change its leadership
The agency is important to maintaining law and order in America, even if change at the top is desperately needed.
By Paul Davis
Paul Davis: A veteran police sergeant speaks out
Retired sergeant Gary Capuano talks about what is ailing the city.
By Paul Davis
Jeff Hurvitz: Hobbling Philadelphia’s police
Keeping cops from doing their jobs makes the city less safe and less hospitable.
By Jeff Hurvitz
Ben Mannes: Questions about the accuracy of Philadelphia’s homicide statistics
Philadelphia reports an 8% year-to-date decline in homicides, but police sources raise concern over how some deaths are classified in the city’s crime reporting statistics.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Delco prison sees two suicides in one calendar year for first time since 2015
The deaths followed the return of the county prison to government control after decades of private management.
By Todd Shepherd
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh struggle to fill open police positions
As violence soars, Pennsylvania’s largest cities have trouble finding new law enforcement officers.
By Anthony Hennen
Man exonerated by Krasner pleads guilty to gun crime and assault from 2021 incident
Released in 2019 thanks to the DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit, James Frazier was committing violent crime again by 2021.
By Todd Shepherd
Paul Davis: Philly’s loss is Wichita’s gain
Former PPD Deputy Commissioner Joseph Sullivan hired as Wichita’s Chief of Police.
By Paul Davis
Scanlon defends march with ‘Defund the Police’ activists in debate
Challenger David Galluch hammered the incumbent on rising crime in the district.
By Linda Stein