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2 progressive prosecutors resign after ethical scandals
Yahoo News via AOL· 12 months agoRachael Rollins, left, and Kim Gardner. (Brian Snyder/Reuters, David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
Race for Chicago-area prosecutor seat features tough-on-crime judge, lawyer with Democratic backing
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAn open seat to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has become one of the most...
San Francisco's bitter D.A. recall could set back national justice reform movement
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSan Francisco Dist. Atty. Chesa Boudin, who was elected in 2019 as part of a movement to elect...
Even the District Attorney Believed Joaquin Ciria Was Innocent. Why Did It Take So Long to Set Him...
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJust before 1 p.m. on April 20, the doors of the San Francisco County Jail opened, and Joaquin Ciria emerged. The 61-year-old wore an almost disbelieving smile, and a grey t-shirt depicting ...
Reform-minded prosecutors in northern Virginia face primary challenges
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIn the four years since progressive reform prosecutors swept into office across northern Virginia,...
The Democrats' crime conundrum looms as a midterm threat
Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocrats are searching for a new way to talk about crime ahead of the 2022 congressional midterms,...