A reputed Staten Island gang leader has been sentenced to life in prison after a federal racketeering investigation exposed ...

Pennsylvania’s high court on Thursday overturned the use of automatic life sentences without parole for people convicted of second-degree murder, saying it violates the state’s constitutional ban on ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder are unconstitutional — a significant decision that is likely to reshape a portion of state law ...

There’s a little-understood law in Pennsylvania that can send someone to prison for life without parole for murder, even when they didn’t actually kill someone. It’s called felony murder, or ...