Court Orders District Attorney to Release Agreement with ICE
By Declaration Staff What information, exactly, does the City of Philadelphia share with federal immigration authorities? The public may soon…
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Local Media’s Great Divide on Philly Traffic Deaths
By James Kennedy Car crashes killed 96 people in Philadelphia during 2017, according to an analysis of police data and…
Have You Been Wrongfully Disqualified From Jury Service?
By Austin Nolen, Images by Shealyn Kilroy Last week, The Declaration reported that Philadelphia court officials have been wrongfully disqualifying…
Philly Courts Have Been Wrongfully Disqualifying Jurors For Years
By Austin Nolen and Shealyn Kilroy For at least six years and possibly longer, Philadelphia court officials have wrongfully disqualified…
Krasner, Rhynhart Sworn in as New DA and as City Controller
By Merry Reed Yesterday morning in front of an enthusiastic crowd in Center City, Rebecca Rhynhart and Larry Krasner were…
The Declaration in 2017
By Declaration Staff Dear readers, It’s been quite a year at The Declaration. As we get ready for 2018, we…
Police De-Escalation Training Still Falls Short of Federal Guidelines
By Austin Nolen Philadelphia police officers, other City employees and mental health activists earlier today held a ceremony to celebrate…
Fight Over Release of Officer Names Continues in Harrisburg
By Austin Nolen The fight between the City of Philadelphia and the Fraternal Order of Police over the release of…
Philly Police Settle Sex Harassment Suit for Over One Million
A quick note to our readers: we apologize for the interruption of our usual weekly posting schedule. Managing Editor Austin…
Police Complaint Data Fall Short of Real Transparency
By Declaration Staff In a comment submitted earlier today to the Managing Director’s Office on the implementation of City Executive…
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