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Ex-Philly Police Officer Charged with Murder in 2017 Shooting Death of Unarmed Black Man

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|Date: October 10, 2020
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Ex-Philly Police Officer Charged with Murder in 2017 Shooting Death of Unarmed Black Man

By Josue Monroy PHILADELPHIA— The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office has pressed charges against for ...

By Josue Monroy PHILADELPHIA— The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office has pressed charges against former Philadelphia police officer Eric Ruch, Jr., for the 2017 shooting of Dennis Plowden, accord ...

October 10, 2020
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Philly DA Announces Election Task Force to Counter Voter Suppression and Unlawful Militias at Polling Places

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|Date: October 09, 2020
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Philly DA Announces Election Task Force to Counter Voter Suppression and Unlawful Militias at Polling Places

By Linhchi Nguyen PHILADELPHIA – A task force announced here this week will be responsible for fighting a ...

By Linhchi Nguyen PHILADELPHIA – A task force announced here this week will be responsible for fighting against voter suppression efforts ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, according to District At ...

October 09, 2020
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Researchers, Prosecutors Promote ‘Transparency’ and ‘Accountability’ in Prosecution Practices

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|Date: October 06, 2020
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Researchers, Prosecutors Promote ‘Transparency’ and ‘Accountability’ in Prosecution Practices

By Jose Medina PHILADELPHIA – The US criminal justice system has recently been put into question with var ...

By Jose Medina PHILADELPHIA – The US criminal justice system has recently been put into question with various movements calling for its complete renovation. At a time when the nation demands sweeping ...

October 06, 2020
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Philly DA Krasner Calls on PA Lawmakers to Pass LGBTQ Hate Crime Protections Following Attack on Transgender Woman

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|Date: September 28, 2020
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Philly DA Krasner Calls on PA Lawmakers to Pass LGBTQ Hate Crime Protections Following Attack on Transgender Woman

By Julietta Bisharyan PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Aggravated As ...

By Julietta Bisharyan PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Aggravated Assault and Ethnic Intimidation charges on Friday against Tymesha Wearing for her alleged role in ...

September 28, 2020
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Philly Top Prosecutor, Councilmembers Condemn Trump Talk of Charging Protestors with ‘Sedition’

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|Date: September 21, 2020
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Philly Top Prosecutor, Councilmembers Condemn Trump Talk of Charging Protestors with ‘Sedition’

By Susana Jurado PHILADELPHIA – District Attorney Larry Krasner and City Councilmembers Kendra Brooks, ...

By Susana Jurado PHILADELPHIA – District Attorney Larry Krasner and City Councilmembers Kendra Brooks, Jamie Gauthier, Helen Gym, and Isaiah Thomas expressed their disdain for the Trump Administrati ...

September 21, 2020
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Public Safety Includes Incarcerated – Conversations on Bail, Parole, and Prosecutor Power

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|Date: September 21, 2020
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Public Safety Includes Incarcerated – Conversations on Bail, Parole, and Prosecutor Power

By Roxanna Jarvis The criminal justice system's many inequities and strategies to turn it instead into a ...

By Roxanna Jarvis The criminal justice system's many inequities and strategies to turn it instead into a system that involves accountability, decarceration, and the humanization of those in/released f ...

September 21, 2020
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Philly DA Asks Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Halt Livestreaming Trials

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|Date: September 15, 2020
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Philly DA Asks Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Halt Livestreaming Trials

By Julietta Bisharyan PHILADELPHIA - To protect witnesses, victims and jurors, District Attorney Larry ...

By Julietta Bisharyan PHILADELPHIA - To protect witnesses, victims and jurors, District Attorney Larry Krasner filed a petition Monday for the exercise of King’s Bench or other extraordinary jurisdi ...

September 15, 2020
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My View: Is Reisig Starting to Try to Shift to the Middle? We Think Not

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|Date: September 05, 2020
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My View: Is Reisig Starting to Try to Shift to the Middle? We Think Not

By David M. Greenwald A few weeks ago Jonathan Raven, the Chief Deputy DA in the Yolo County DA’s Office, ...

By David M. Greenwald A few weeks ago Jonathan Raven, the Chief Deputy DA in the Yolo County DA’s Office, wrote a piece published in the Davis and Woodland newspapers, “Progressive evolution can take ...

September 05, 2020
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Progressive Philly DA Disappointed PA Supreme Court Fails to Act to Reform Philly’s Broken Cash Bail System

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|Date: July 30, 2020
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Progressive Philly DA Disappointed PA Supreme Court Fails to Act to Reform Philly’s Broken Cash Bail System

By Ayanna Gandhi PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision not to act to reform “Philadelp ...

By Ayanna Gandhi PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision not to act to reform “Philadelphia’s unjust and inefficient cash bail system” was a disappointment, said Philadelphia District ...

July 30, 2020
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District Attorney Krasner Files Charges against Officer for Attack on Protesters

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|Date: July 23, 2020
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District Attorney Krasner Files Charges against Officer for Attack on Protesters

By Ayanna Gandhi PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner Tuesday announced criminal p ...

By Ayanna Gandhi PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner Tuesday announced criminal proceedings against Philadelphia Police Officer Richard Paul Nicoletti for his actions during a ...

July 23, 2020
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Trump Threatens to Send Federal Officers to Other Cities in Wake of Portland

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|Date: July 21, 2020
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Trump Threatens to Send Federal Officers to Other Cities in Wake of Portland

After receiving serious pushback for federal actions in Portland, President Trump continued to escalate t ...

After receiving serious pushback for federal actions in Portland, President Trump continued to escalate the tension—threatening to expand his actions to other cities. "We're not going to let New York ...

July 21, 2020
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Proud Boys Hate Group Members Attend Philadelphia’s FOP Police Union Party

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|Date: July 14, 2020
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Proud Boys Hate Group Members Attend Philadelphia’s FOP Police Union Party

By Susana Jurado PHILADELPHIA, U.S. – District Attorney Jack Krasner issued a statement that expressed hi ...

By Susana Jurado PHILADELPHIA, U.S. – District Attorney Jack Krasner issued a statement that expressed his disdain and disappointment for the Fraternal Order of Police headquarters in Philadelphia, wh ...

July 14, 2020
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Amicus Signed by Prosecutors and Other Reformers Calls for Access to Life-Saving Overdose Prevention Sites

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 07, 2020
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Amicus Signed by Prosecutors and Other Reformers Calls for Access to Life-Saving Overdose Prevention Sites

Eighty-five current and former prosecutors, along with law enforcement officials and other leaders, filed ...

Eighty-five current and former prosecutors, along with law enforcement officials and other leaders, filed an amicus on Monday in the hopes of combating the epidemic of opioid-related deaths. The brief ...

July 07, 2020
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Three Prosecutors Join with Shaun King to Announce Grassroots Law Project to Create Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Programs

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|Date: July 02, 2020
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Three Prosecutors Join with Shaun King to Announce Grassroots Law Project to Create Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Programs

On Wednesday, Chesa Boudin (San Francisco), Larry Krasner (Philadelphia) and Rachael Rollins (Boston) joi ...

On Wednesday, Chesa Boudin (San Francisco), Larry Krasner (Philadelphia) and Rachael Rollins (Boston) joined together to announce the formation of local “Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commissions” ...

July 02, 2020
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Philly ‘Vigilantes’ Beat Journalist After Standoff with Black Lives Matter Protestors

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|Date: July 02, 2020
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Philly ‘Vigilantes’ Beat Journalist After Standoff with Black Lives Matter Protestors

By Nick Domenici PHILADELPHIA – A confrontation between a bunch of so-called “vigilantes” and Black Lives ...

By Nick Domenici PHILADELPHIA – A confrontation between a bunch of so-called “vigilantes” and Black Lives Matters protestors morphed into an attack on a television journalist here. George Graf, on or ...

July 02, 2020
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Leading Prosecutors Call for Prosecutorial Reform, Redefining ‘Camaraderie’ with Police

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|Date: June 25, 2020
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Leading Prosecutors Call for Prosecutorial Reform, Redefining ‘Camaraderie’ with Police

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider NATIONAL – St. Louis Police Chief Attorney Kimberly Gardner and Philadelphia Di ...

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider NATIONAL – St. Louis Police Chief Attorney Kimberly Gardner and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner are making a national call for prosecutors to more effectively ho ...

June 25, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Don’t Forget Prosecutors When It Comes to Defunding

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|Date: June 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Don’t Forget Prosecutors When It Comes to Defunding

by Rory Fleming Since the brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cops, activists across the country ...

by Rory Fleming Since the brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cops, activists across the country have passionately called to defund the police. Few similar calls have been made about prosecut ...

June 12, 2020
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After Nearly 30 Years, Walter Ogrod Found Not Guilty of Murder and Off Death Row

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|Date: June 06, 2020
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After Nearly 30 Years, Walter Ogrod Found Not Guilty of Murder and Off Death Row

By Dominique Kato PHILADELPHIA – The city’s District Attorney’s Conviction Integrity Unity (CIU) conclude ...

By Dominique Kato PHILADELPHIA – The city’s District Attorney’s Conviction Integrity Unity (CIU) concluded that Walter Ogrod—after being incarcerated nearly 30 year for murder—is likely innocent of th ...

June 06, 2020
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Philadelphia DA Urges Governor to Use Reprieve Powers to Curb the Spread of COVID-19 in Prisons

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|Date: April 09, 2020
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Philadelphia DA Urges Governor to Use Reprieve Powers to Curb the Spread of COVID-19 in Prisons

By Julietta Bisharyan PHILADELPHIA –– On Wednesday, District Attorney Larry Krasner called on Pennsylvani ...

By Julietta Bisharyan PHILADELPHIA –– On Wednesday, District Attorney Larry Krasner called on Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to use his power to pardon incarcerated people, especially those with compr ...

April 09, 2020
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Philadelphia District Attorney and Public Defender’s Offices Work toward Reducing Population of Incarcerated

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|Date: April 06, 2020
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Philadelphia District Attorney and Public Defender’s Offices Work toward Reducing Population of Incarcerated

By Lea Barrios PHILADELPHIA - District Attorney Larry Krasner and Public Defender Keir Bradford-Grey rele ...

By Lea Barrios PHILADELPHIA - District Attorney Larry Krasner and Public Defender Keir Bradford-Grey released a statement in Philadelphia urging courts to reevaluate sentences for release to prevent t ...

April 06, 2020
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