Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA
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Under Shapiro, Half of Clemency Recommendations Remain Unsigned
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Gov. Josh Shapiro has approved about half of the clemency applications recommended to him by the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons in his first two years.
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Report: Pa. State Police Pull Over Drivers at Similar Rates Regardless of a Driver’s Race
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Disparities in searches, seizures remain, but have narrowed
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Trump Assassination Attempt Shows Long-Standing Flaws in Secret Service Protections
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A Spotlight PA, ProPublica and Butler Eagle investigation found the process for securing campaign events was susceptible to attack for years.
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New Video Shows Pa. Officer’s Tense Encounter with Trump Shooter Before Assassination Attempt
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The footage, obtained by Spotlight PA, includes local officers complaining that the Secret Service didn’t heed their warnings.
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Thousands of Pa. Prisoners Endure Summer Heat Without Air Conditioning
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Multiple state prisons in Pennsylvania lack air conditioning, leaving thousands of incarcerated people at risk during increasingly common high temperatures.
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Pennsylvania Public Defense System Is Unconstitutional, Underfunded by at Least $100M, New ACLU Suit Says
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The lawsuit argues the current system leaves too many cases for too few attorneys. As a result, incarcerated people say their defense teams rarely communicate with them, don’t properly investigate their cases and more.
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Pa. Prisoner Won Compassionate Release, but in Critical Condition After Delay
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Ezra Bozeman, incarcerated in Pa. state prisons since a murder conviction in the 1970s, is quadriplegic and in need of specialized care.
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Costs for Pa. Prison System Are Soaring Despite Facility Closures, Putting Officials in the Hot Seat
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State prison officials want $300 million in additional taxpayer money in next year’s budget despite a declining population of incarcerated people and the closure of two facilities.
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A Pa. State Prisoner Has Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Support in Compassionate Release Case
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Ezra Bozeman, incarcerated in Pa. state prisons since a murder conviction in the 1970s, is quadriplegic and in need of specialized care.
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State Advisory Committee Releases Plan for Historic Public Defense Money
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The committee announced the plan for how counties of all sizes will be able to request their portion of the historic $7.5 million investment of state money.