New ‘wellness court’ for drug users launches Wednesday in Philadelphia, as police prepare to ramp up drug enforcement
The city on Wednesday will officially launch what it is calling a “neighborhood wellness court” in Kensington, an initiative ...
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signs executive order revealing "wellness court" in Kensington
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signed an executive order Tuesday unveiling a new wellness court and wellness support in ...
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Philadelphia launches Wellness Court for low-level drug offenses, offering treatment instead of jail
Mayor Cherelle Parker announced a new strategy for addressing the drug crisis in Kensington: Wellness Court, a diversion ...
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Philadelphia man admits to being leader of multi-county gun trafficking network
The leader of a multi-county gun and drug trafficking organization awaits his fate from a judge after he admitted to ...
The fate of undated ballots is back before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will now decide whether the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court made the right decision in November when it ...
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The Long-Simmering Jim’s Cheesesteak Court Battle Finally Concludes
Proetto’s lawsuit against Johnson wound its way through Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court. And last week, Judge Idee Fox ...
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Philadelphia Rolls Out New Model for Drug Courts
The city is launching “neighborhood wellness courts,” a diversion program designed to issue citations and offer addiction treatment and other services in lieu of misdemeanor sentences.
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New plan for opioid crisis in Philadelphia's Kensington section offers treatment instead of jail
The mayor signed an executive order that gives the police department the option to make a summary arrest instead of a misdemeanor arrest for certain drug offenses.