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November 8, 2023
Anti-Reform DA Survives in Pittsburgh Region After Switching to GOP
Alex Burness
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October 24, 2023
In Pittsburgh Region, Criminal Justice Reformers Face Off Against Old Guard
Alex Burness
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May 17, 2023
Pennsylvania GOP Doubles Down on Election Deniers, Including a Fake Trump Elector
Daniel Nichanian
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May 17, 2023
Reformers Soar in Pittsburgh Primaries, Opening New Chapter for Decarceral Efforts
Alex Burness
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May 10, 2023
Future of Youth Detention Hangs in Balance of Pittsburgh Election
Alex Burness
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April 14, 2023
Pittsburgh’s Most Heavily Imprisoned Areas Want Change. Will the Suburbs Listen?
Alex Burness
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March 22, 2023
In Pennsylvania’s 2023 DA Races, There’s Already a Winner: Unopposed Prosecutors
Daniel Nichanian
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May 18, 2021
Pittsburgh Voters May Ban Solitary Confinement in Jail Today
Ahmari Anthony
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May 13, 2021
A Pittsburgh Judge Wants to Use the Bench To Fight Evictions and Mass Incarceration
Joshua Vaughn
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April 29, 2021
How Pittsburgh Activists Are Seizing a Rare Chance To Reshape Courts
Sam Mellins
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October 4, 2019
A Public Defender, Running for D.A. in Pittsburgh, Wants to Join Forces with Philly’s Larry Krasner
Daniel Nichanian
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May 23, 2019
Mixed Results for Criminal Justice Reformers in Pennsylvania Primaries
Daniel Nichanian
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May 16, 2019
Pittsburgh’s DA Election Showcases ‘Fundamental Disagreement’
Daniel Nichanian
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April 3, 2019
"We Need to Shift Our Efforts to Restoring People:" An Interview with Turahn Jenkins, a Pennsylvania Candidate for DA
Joshua Vaughn
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