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April 15, 2025
In North Carolina, Juvenile Lifers See a Pathway to Freedom
Phillip Vance Smith II
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March 26, 2025
“Some of These Kids Are Already Lost When They’re Two Years Old”
Piper French
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November 8, 2024
Voters Dismiss Two of California’s Leading Progressive Prosecutors
Piper French
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August 30, 2024
In Oakland, a DA’s Vision for Youth Justice Collides with a Recall Movement Leery of Second Chances
Piper French
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June 21, 2024
Albany’s Incumbent DA Battles a Challenger—And State Criminal Justice Reforms
Rebecca McCray
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February 2, 2024
A Wave of States Reduce “Death by Incarceration” for Young Adults
Daniel Nichanian
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June 29, 2023
“Just an Opportunity to Come Home”
Daniel Nichanian
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April 13, 2023
Minnesota’s Keith Ellison Thwarts a Reform Prosecutor He Endorsed
Eamon Whalen
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February 10, 2022
Longstanding Grievances Between Prosecutor and Public Defender Boil Over in California DA Race
Piper French
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March 17, 2021
Landmark Rulings Show ‘Untapped Potential’ of State Courts To Advance Civil Rights
Daniel Nichanian
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August 11, 2020
Broward County Will Elect Its First New Prosecutor in 44 Years. Will the Office Veer Left?
Jerry Iannelli
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July 22, 2020
In Detroit Prosecutor Race, a Stark Contrast on Whether Children Should Serve Life in Prison
Kira Lerner
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