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It’s fall 2017, and Larry Krasner is running for D.A. of Philadelphia, the most incarcerated big city in America. How will the city respond to Krasner’s bold promises to change the system, end mass incarceration, and hold police accountable?
Krasner and his team build a police misconduct database to recommend a list of officers to bar from testifying in court. Lisa Harvey, the supervisor of the juvenile unit, is optimistic that she can work with her new boss Bob Listenbee.
Krasner campaigned on a historic pledge to end capital punishment in Philadelphia. That vow is tested when the time comes to prosecute the murderers of beloved officer Robert Wilson III. Family members and the police union demand the death penalty.
LaTonya Myers is an upstanding citizen but on probation, she’s treated like a criminal. To give people like LaTonya a fair chance and to curb the number of people in jail because of probation violations, Krasner makes a proposal.