Who is Larry Krasner: A Look at the District Attorney of Philadelphia

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner stands on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with the city of Philadelphia skyline in the background.

Philadelphia elected Larry Krasner District Attorney of Philadelphia with more than 75 percent of the vote in 2017, during a national wave of criminal justice reform. Often listed among DA reformers in Chicago (Kim Foxx), Los Angeles (George Gascón) and San Francisco (Chesa Boudin), Krasner referred to himself as a “career civil rights lawyer.” During … Continue reading Who Is Larry Krasner?