#135 The Unlikely Philly DA
In the US, the local prosecutor \u2013 usu the district attorney has a huge influence on the criminal system.\xa0The DA influences who gets prosecuted, for what, how long they serve if convicted \u2013 even who gets the death penalty.\xa0So what happens when the usual tough on crime DA gets replaced \u2013 by someone determined to bring transformational change to prosecution?\xa0
\ufeffWe\u2019ll talk with Larry Krasner, the unlikely Philly DA; his election and attempt to bring that change to an entrenched system is told in \u201cPhilly DA,\u201d a multi-part documentary airing on PBS beginning April 20.\xa0Krasner\u2019s memoir, \u201cFor the People,\u201d about his life and career up to the day of his swearing in, will be published the same day.\xa0\xa0
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