The Battle for D.A. Is Testing Philadelphia’s Commitment to Reform Larry Krasner ended an era of tough-on-crime policies in the DA’s office and sparked a nationwide movement. Now voters will decide whether to continue on this path. Maura Ewing May 17, 2021
Philly’s Judge Elections This Month Have the Power To Change the City Activists are backing judge candidates in Philadelphia’s May 18 primary who want to reduce the use of cash bail, avoid long sentences, and bolster tenant protections. Maura Ewing May 06, 2021
Philadelphia D.A. Race Could Ramp Up the War on Drugs Larry Krasner has been dropping drug possession charges at a growing pace. But his challenger in the May 18 primary wants to send these cases to drug court. Maura Ewing Apr 12, 2021
Philadelphia D.A. Race Tests Larry Krasner’s Sweeping Probation Reforms The population of people under supervision dropped during Krasner’s first term, but his opponent in the May primary wants to roll back his changes. Maura Ewing Mar 08, 2021
‘I’ve Made My Share Of Wrongs, But I Haven’t Killed No One’ California amended its felony murder law, which holds accomplices responsible for murder. But reform won’t reach a man sentenced to death in a deadly robbery—even though he was never accused of firing a shot. Maura Ewing Feb 04, 2019
Harris County Judges May Face a Reckoning Over Bail On Election Day Republican misdemeanor judges in Houston have clung to an unconstitutional bail system. But their intransigence could cost them their seats. Maura Ewing Nov 04, 2018
How Alabama’s Fines and Fees System Preys On The Poor Terrance has been jailed repeatedly over court debt for fishing to feed his family. Maura Ewing Nov 01, 2018
Safe Injection Sites Are On the Way. But Will Prosecutions Follow? As the federal government vows to pursue ‘swift and aggressive action’ against the sites, experts weigh in on what’s likely to happen next. Maura Ewing Sep 13, 2018
Why Rooting Out Rogue Prosecutors Isn’t Enough Experts say New York’s Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct is an important first step, but the problem isn’t just misconduct—it’s the way prosecutors wield their discretion every day. Maura Ewing Aug 28, 2018
Philadelphia Courts are Running a Financial Scheme That Profits Off The Poor And padding city and state coffers with millions of dollars. Maura Ewing Aug 03, 2018
The Danger of Automating Criminal Justice Advocates in Philadelphia say a new tool to assist judges in sentencing could perpetuate bias. Maura Ewing Jun 27, 2018
‘I didn’t lay down’: How a California man convicted of murder may have saved his own life Death penalty mitigation offers juries a chance to see defendants in a different light. Maura Ewing Jun 06, 2018
Crime Victims Backing Philly DA Larry Krasner Don’t Want Tougher Sentences — They Want Fair Ones Maura Ewing May 15, 2018
Cascade of Overturned Cases May Emerge In Wake of Philly DA’s ‘Bad Cop’ List Maura Ewing, Daniel Denvir Apr 09, 2018
Over 100 Pennsylvania Prisoners are Held in Solitary Confinement — With No End in Sight Maura Ewing, Matt Stroud Feb 21, 2018
Pennsylvania’s Death Row Prisoners Argue That the Right to Execute Does Not Include the Right to Isolate Maura Ewing Jan 31, 2018
California Ruling Could Give Accused Gang Members a Chance to Clear Their Names Maura Ewing Jan 24, 2018
Philly’s Gang Violence Strategy Doesn’t Work. Here’s Why. Philadelphia implemented the “focused deterrence” model of gang policing, which includes the promise of critical social services. The reality is much different. Maura Ewing Dec 21, 2017
Jay-Z, Meek Mill Friends to 21,000 Concert Fans: Vote for Judges, Prosecutors, and Councilmen Who Want CJ Reform “We have the power to replace these people.” Maura Ewing Dec 05, 2017
