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The Republican-controlled state House has kicked off its first voting session of the new year with a slate of proposals aimed at keeping people who commit…
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a 2013 memo last month written by his predecessor, Eric Holder. Sessions told prosecutors that not only will they…
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The Trump administration has promised a return to "tough on crime" criminal justice policies, including a recent memo that instructs federal prosecutors…
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The Confluence, where the news comes together, is 90.5 WESA’s weekly news program.Each week reporters, editors and bloggers join veteran journalist and…
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The state House has passed a bill to keep certain drug and violent crime offenders in prison longer.House Bill 741 makes legal fixes to reinstate a number…
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District attorneys from Allegheny, Butler and Washington counties are calling on legislators to restore mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes.The…
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Pennsylvania’s Superior Court upheld a nearly six- to 12-year sentence for a Chester woman convicted of illegally buying firearms for her felon…