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Part 4 | Philly D.A. | Episode 4
Season 22
Episode 16
Activist LaTonya “T” Myers lands her dream job just as she’s beginning a 10-year probation sentence. Any slip could send her back to prison. While “T” petitions the court for freedom for herself and thousands more, the D.A.’s team pursues systemic probation reform, facing judges who embrace extended supervision. It’s a chance they believe will break a major cycle of mass incarceration in Philly.
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A councilmember bridges constituents plagued by the opioid crisis with the unorthodox D.A.
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A skeptical parole board and his own pride stand between a man and freedom.
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The murder of a police sergeant tests the D.A.’s resolve to never seek the death penalty.
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Krasner and his team battle to obtain the complete police misconduct files.
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Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who led the fight for racial and labor justice.