Samantha Melamed

Two members of a New Jersey family that built a troubled affordable-housing empire — loading aging properties such as Philadelphia's Brith Sholom

The board’s confidential decision closes the case against Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Anne Marie Coyle without any charges in the Court of Judicial Discipline.

Minors held in detention awaiting juvenile court proceedings in Philadelphia are routinely locked in their rooms for days on end, in violation of

In 2021, a state task force concluded that cutting use of institutions was the best path forward. Despite this, Philadelphia's youth incarceration rate remains the highest in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania leaders have acknowledged the harms and abuses in juvenile institutions. Yet Philly remains a national leader in using them.

From the start, the stated goal was to offer treatment and achieve rehabilitation. But, throughout, there have been allegations of abuse.

An Inquirer investigation found Philadelphia has become an outlier in its rate of youth incarceration, as cities across the country have worked to curb reliance on institutions rife with abuse.

The next moment, his head smashed into the wall behind him — a staffer headbutting him as the other teens froze, wide-eyed and staring.

This article is part of an ongoing series about juvenile justice. Read part one here The case involved a gun — or, at least, that's what it said in the police report.

Kyzir Reeves did not have to invest in a location, set, or costumes for his new music video. Inside his dingy Philadelphia jail cell, where he is awaiting trial for a double homicide, he had everything he needed.