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The state’s new Attorney General has announced her first criminal justice reform initiative. AG Kathy Jennings unveiled a memo Monday meant to guide state…
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Elmer Daniels may leave prison this week a free man. He’s spent 39 years in prison.Daniels, who turns 57 Wednesday, was given a life sentence in 1980 when…
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Sen. Chris Coons held a roundtable in Wilmington Friday focused on a criminal justice reform bill that could see a vote in the Senate. Coons met with…
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Legislation giving inmates leaving prison official identification cleared a state Senate committee Wednesday.The bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader…
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The Delaware Senate passed legislation Tuesday revamping the state’s bail system. Bill sponsors say allowing poor people to sit in jail because they can’t…
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In December 2014, the Delaware Supreme Court ordered creation of an independent, volunteer-run commission to take a deep look at barriers to justice in…
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Criminal justice and law enforcement officials announced a new survey designed to capture implicit racial biases perceived by both residents and law…
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Delaware resident Earl Rice, Jr. was serving life in prison without parole – for a crime he committed as a juvenile. But he’s out now: one of many inmates…
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New Castle County Police identified their suspect in the April 6th abduction and sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl. Police Chief Colonel Vaughn Bond…
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First State pardons have been on the rise in recent years. But the process to request a pardon – or even expungement – can be lengthy and…