Your Guide to Criminal Justice in Pennsylvania’s Elections Today
From a historic DA race to judge candidates against mass incarceration, these elections could reshape the criminal legal system.
From a historic DA race to judge candidates against mass incarceration, these elections could reshape the criminal legal system.
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.
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.
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.
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