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Reform efforts could also extend to changing the prison environment itself, experts say

The United States has the largest number of people incarcerated in the world – about 25% of all people imprisoned worldwide are in American prisons and jails.

The Biden administration’s continues to fail U.S. citizen and Oakmont resident Marc Fogel, who was convicted in Russia of possessing less than an ounce of marijuana. In June, a Russian court sentenced Fogel, 61, to 14 years’ imprisonment at a labor camp. On Wednesday, his family announced that he had…

Mr Fetterman has accused his opponent of killing puppies while Dr Oz and Republicans have gone all in on Fetterman’s health, Eric Garcia reports.

Eleven people working for a leading turkey producer have been charged with animal cruelty in Pennsylvania after state police said they were caught on video kicking, stomping and beating turkeys at several farms

In Pennsylvania politics, state-level candidates and officeholders raised $188.5 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Sept. 19, 2022. More than $98.3 million, or 52 percent, of all donations reported by candidate committees were raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list.

PHILADELPHIA — When Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz held a rally in Bucks County, he brought in Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, a fairly traditional Republican who laces his political attacks with a Southern drawl and comic delivery.

In his campaign for a crucial U.S. Senate seat, Democrat John Fetterman takes credit for transforming Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor’s office into a "bully pulpit" to advance progressive causes

The state appeals court should strike down a Pennsylvania law mandating life-without-parole sentences for second-degree murder. If the court fails to do it, the Pennsylvania General Assembly should scrap this draconian law.

PITTSBURGH — In a race defined by the authenticity of two vastly different candidates, Republican U.S. Senate contender Mehmet Oz, deemed an out-of-touch millionaire by his eager critics, is leaning into his own story to audiences across the state, warning that the American dream that propelled him to a long…

A dramatic family fight has clouded the GOP’s hopes in Georgia’s high-stakes Senate contest