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WHYY By Longtime friends Mazzie Casher (left) and Steven Pickens created the Philly Truce app, aimed at mediating neighborhood disputes before theuy erupt in violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Mazzie Casher and Steven Pickens haven’t personally lost anyone to gun violence. But they grew up together in the 1990s, when Philadelphia routinely recorded more than 400 murders a year, and don’t want to see that history repeat itself. Pickens said they decided to take action in October after learning about another fatal shooting in West Philly that left a young man dead. He felt overcome with despair. “...

WHYY By Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw confer during a press event at Olney Transportation Center, where a mass shooting occurred on Feb. 17, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Amid a historic surge in shootings and homicides, Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration is proposing an additional $18.7 million for anti-violence efforts during the next fiscal year. The funding would be used to expand a pair of violence intervention programs, a transitional jobs initiative, as well as the city’s blight remediation efforts, among other priorities. If approved by City Council,...

A Philadelphia man exonerated after spending over 15 years in prison for murder is suing the city of Philadelphia and two homicide detectives for wrongful prosecution and incarceration

Donald Outlaw filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia and the two detectives who investigated the killing of Jamal Kelly in 2000.

Pa. man who spent years in prison sues over withheld evidence Updated Mar 17, 2021; Posted Mar 17, 2021 In this undated photo provided by Donald Outlaw and his wife Monique Solomon-Outlaw, the couple poses for a photograph. Donald Outlaw, who was exonerated after spending over 15 years in prison for murder, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, March 17, 2021, against the city of Philadelphia and two homicide detectives for wrongful prosecution and incarceration. (Donald Outlaw & Monique Solomon-Outlaw via AP) Facebook Share By CLAUDIA LAUER, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Donald Outla...