Criminal Justice reform

A new approach to pretrial corrections is starting to leave a positive mark on Delaware's criminal justice system.In the past year, the state has sent 45…

Wilmington city councilwoman Sherry Dorsey Walker is joining the race for Lieutenant Governor. Walker announced her candidacy Tuesday night a New Castle…

A conversation about racial tensions with police and inequalities in the justice system honed in on the death penalty Thursday night at a town hall…

Community members are embracing aspects of Attorney General Matt Denn’s criminal justice reform plan released last week.Denn spoke before about 50 people…

Attorney General Matt Denn will be pushing legislation next year to reduce automatic life sentences for repeat violent felons and to invest more in…

Members of the public got a rare glimpse into the lives of inmates at the state's only women's prison last week -- and not just their lives inside the…

A new law will allow some First State drivers to stay behind the wheel despite overdue traffic fines.Gov. Jack Markell (D-Delaware) signed a bill Monday…

Inmates at Delaware's only women's prison joined thinkers from outside Friday to answer a simple question: What does a second chance mean behind bars? The…

Gov Jack Markell (D-Delaware) touted Delaware's criminal justice reforms as an example to the nation Tuesday in testimony on Capitol Hill.Markell was one…