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Part 1 | Philly D.A. | Episode 1
Season 22
Episode 13
Civil rights champion Larry Krasner defies precedent with a landslide win to become Philadelphia’s District Attorney. Pledging sweeping reform, the new top prosecutor in America’s most incarcerated city fires 31 resistant attorneys, alienating many he needs on his side to enact change. As the staff reels, his team uncovers a secret that shakes the police department.
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LaTonya Myers fights for probation reform, but any slip-up could send her back to prison.
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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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The stories of people with mental illness are explored with immediacy and urgency.
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Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who led the fight for racial and labor justice.