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Steven Williams committed killings for cash while working alongside associates of an infamous drug kingpin, officials said.
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office said Steven Williams will spend 40-80 years behind bars after pleading guilty to multiple murders for which he was paid.
At a post-conviction hearing, Wallace testified that one of the detectives told him he knew he was innocent but “did not care ...
A Philadelphia man was sentenced to life in prison after prosecutors say he gunned down a sanitation worker as he was collecting trash over two years ago.
Tyree Wallace's attorneys announced Tuesday that they'd filed a lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia. Nine detectives ...
WILLIAMSPORT—The suicide ruling in the 2023 death of a convicted murderer while incarcerated at the State Correctional ...
The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...
The Pennsylvania Prison Society, an organization that advocates for the health, safety and dignity of incarcerated people, is sounding the alarm about the rising number of in-custody deaths throughout ...