#135 The Unlikely Philly DA
Criminal (In)justice
English - April 13, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MB - ★★★★★ - 286 ratingsNews Government abuse brutality civilliberties corruption criminaljustice misconduct police policing prosecutors Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the US, the local prosecutor – usu the district attorney has a huge influence on the criminal system. The DA influences who gets prosecuted, for what, how long they serve if convicted – even who gets the death penalty. So what happens when the usual tough on crime DA gets replaced – by someone determined to bring transformational change to prosecution?
We’ll talk with Larry Krasner, the unlikely Philly DA; his election and attempt to bring that change to an entrenched system is told in “Philly DA,” a multi-part documentary airing on PBS beginning April 20. Krasner’s memoir, “For the People,” about his life and career up to the day of his swearing in, will be published the same day.
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