Topic: Carlos Vega
Separating Fact From Fiction
At last week’s D.A. primary debate, candidates Larry Krasner and Carlos Vega both made—and disputed—various claims about their histories. In anticipation of another debate on WURD Wednesday, we fact-checked the back-and-forth
By Thomas Koenig
Is Larry Krasner Really a Reformer?
Lost amid the safety versus reform back-and-forth of the DA’s race is a central question: Has DA Krasner reformed prosecution, or just not prosecuted?
By Larry Platt
The D.A. Race Is Not a Choice Between Reform and Safety
District attorney candidate Carlos Vega responds to last week’s guest commentary
By Carlos Vega
Carlos Vega’s “Win At All Costs” Prosecution
The niece of a 1991 murder victim says the former homicide prosecutor helped keep an innocent man in jail despite evidence that should have freed him—traumatizing him and her family.
By Shannon Coleman
The Krasner Referendum
The race for DA is off to a too-familiar start. Here’s hoping it will include a debate over what smart reform might look like
By Larry Platt