Corrections Officers at the Allegheny County Jail are pushing to bring back the use of leg shackles during hospital visits ...

"I continue to work hard, leading the office with integrity and serving the people of Lancaster County with all my heart," ...

Allegheny County’s former top public defender filed a lawsuit Tuesday, alleging she was wrongfully terminated.

Freddie Pitcher, Jr., Ted Hernandez and Peter Thomson have all resigned, Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board Chair ...

Last week, a two-year-old, 38-pound mixed breed dog named Ethel arrived on the women’s unit at the Allegheny County Jail, ...

Stephen Chinn, 41, was an assistant Franklin County public defender when he was arrested in August 2023. He was fired shortly thereafter.

A former Franklin County public defender was federally sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Stephen Chinn will serve eight years in prison ...

A prior version of this story was inadvertently missing several paragraphs, which have been restored in full. In 2016, ...