Progressive gains in Philadelphia’s primaries for judge and DA showcase a movement intent on taking over broader swaths of the criminal legal system.
From a historic DA race to judge candidates against mass incarceration, these elections could reshape the criminal legal system.
DA Larry Krasner pursued reforms to protect immigrant defendants from ICE. Will they survive his re-election race?
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.
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.
DA, sheriff, and mayoral elections will present new openings to upend mass incarceration, from Manhattan and Philadelphia down to Virginia.
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Philadelphia ousts its sheriff. The Allegheny County DA wins the Democratic primary.
An incumbent sheriff faces three challengers in the Democratic primary.
Krasner limited monetary payments as a condition for pretrial release. A new study finds that this had no ill effect on court attendance or recidivism.