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The battle in Philly DA’s Office: Conviction Integrity Unit report shows rocky path to reform

The report celebrates 21 exonerations, but acknowledges extraordinary friction the CIU faces from the courts, the Philadelphia Police Department, and even from within the District Attorney's Office.

DA Larry Krasner, front left, shown here at a press conference with a report detailing the work of the Conviction Integrity Unit from January 2018 to June 2021, behind him (Left to Right starting with back center) Chester Hollman III, Theophalis Wilson, Jimmy Dennis, Christopher Williams, Patricia Cummings, Supervisor, Conviction Integrity Unit, and Terrance Lewis, at City Hall in Philadelphia, June 15, 2021.
DA Larry Krasner, front left, shown here at a press conference with a report detailing the work of the Conviction Integrity Unit from January 2018 to June 2021, behind him (Left to Right starting with back center) Chester Hollman III, Theophalis Wilson, Jimmy Dennis, Christopher Williams, Patricia Cummings, Supervisor, Conviction Integrity Unit, and Terrance Lewis, at City Hall in Philadelphia, June 15, 2021.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
    by Samantha Melamed
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