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Ben Mannes: As radical criminal justice policies result in record murders, where’s the bully pulpit?

January 11, 2022February 22, 2022
A. Benjamin Mannes
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Last year was the deadliest year in Philadelphia’s 340-year history. What is notably absent is any sense of accountability by the political leaders charged with keeping us safe.
By Ben Mannes

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Mayor Kenney dodges endorsing Krasner’s re-election bid

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021
Todd Shepherd
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The most recent statistics from the Philadelphia Police Department show 159 homicides so far this year, a 33 percent increase over the same time in 2020. Many of Krasner’s critics have blamed his decarceration policies for the upswing, while Krasner has blamed national trends.
By Todd Shepherd

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Delco jail deprivatization effort criticized after juvenile detention scandal

March 18, 2021March 25, 2021
Todd Shepherd
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A former Delaware Co. councilman argues that an alleged abuse at a county-run juvenile facility undermined arguments that the county should also run a local adult correctional facility.
By Todd Shepherd

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