DAs and Candidates In The News- What a Difference a DA Makes

DAs and Candidates in the News Aaron Wolfson 2018-09-04T15:05:35+00:00

DAs & CANDIDATES IN THE NEWS

In reform-minded era, cash bail for low-level crimes becomes key issue in DA races

The Boston Globe – September 3rd, 2018

Berkshire County DA’s race: baggage, experience, politics

Commonwealth Magazine – September 3rd, 2018

Former DA's wife targets advertiser for support of 'John Krol Show'

The Berkshire Eagle – July 5th, 2018

Criticism Of Caccaviello Leads To Sharp Exchanges With Businesses

iBerkshires – July 9th, 2018

In DA races, commitment to transparency is crucial

Commonwealth Magazine – August 29th, 2018

Primary guide: Suffolk County District Attorney

The Boston Globe – August 27th, 2018

Primary guide: Middlesex District Attorney

The Boston Globe – August 27th, 2018

Will it matter that Greg Henning skipped the last major debate for Suffolk DA?

The Boston Globe – August 26th, 2018

There are six candidates for Suffolk DA, but one has the lion’s share of police support

The Boston Globe – August 25th, 2018

What The 6 Suffolk County DA Candidates Would Do About Bail, Data Collection And More

WBUR News – August 20th, 2018

How The Suffolk County DA Candidates Would Reform The Office

WBUR News – August 20th, 2018

Gap widens in district attorney campaign contributions

The Bay State Banner – August 16th, 2018

Blake Rubin, challenging Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early, demands debate

Worcester Telegram – June 8th, 2018

DA Joseph Early named in Troopergate civil lawsuit

The Boston Herald – June 22nd, 2018

Read the lawsuit that accuses Worcester DA Joseph Early Jr. of initiating the alteration of the Alli Bibaud arrest report

MassLive – June 22nd, 2018

Op-ed: Why we are endorsing Rollins for DA

Jamaica Plain Gazette – July 13th, 2018

Speaker DeLeo Leads Growing Coalition of Support Behind Evandro Carvalho for Suffolk DA

Revere Journal – June 28th, 2018

Carvalho sees His Public Service as Setting Strong Foundation for DA Run

Revere Journal – July 13th, 2018

Amid focus on criminal justice reform, Massachusetts district attorney races draw more candidates, attention in 2018

MassLive – July 9th, 2018

Challenger to Plymouth DA Cruz forced to run sticker campaign

Mass Lawyers Weekly – July 17th, 2018

MA: Plymouth County DA Exemplifies Prosecutorial Authoritarianism

THE OPEN FILE – June 16th, 2018

In Middlesex DA’s race, a progressive face-off

Commonwealth Magazine – August 3rd, 2018

A clear, fair process

Everett Independent – July 13th, 2018

LETTER: An Open Letter to the Dedicated Professionals at the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office

Framingham Source- July 30th, 2018

Patalano, Ryan square off in Middlesex District Attorney debate

Metrowest Daily News- July 25th, 2018

Letter to the editor: Donna Patalano for Middlesex County DA

Medford Wicked Local – July 10th, 2018

Bristol DA: Sex offender case shows bail system reform needed

The Boston Herald – August 5th, 2018

Knight will bring experience, progress to DA post

The Berkshire Edge – July 13th, 2018

Harrington Running to Reform District Attorney's Office

iBerkshires – July 8th, 2018

Letter: Harrington offers fresh perspective as district attorney

The Berkshire Eagle – July 10th, 2018

Letter: Job-chasing Harrington is wrong choice for DA

The Berkshire Eagle – July 10th, 2018

Berkshire DA Candidate Andrea Harrington Discusses Campaign Challenges, Hopes For The Office

WAMC – June 24th, 2018

District attorney candidates believe background key for the office

The Berkshire Eagle – August 1st, 2018

Berkshire DA Caccaviello Talks Campaign, Capeless

WAMC – June 24th, 2018

Suffolk County District Attorney's Race Takes Off

WGBH – July 9th, 2018

Amid focus on criminal justice reform, Massachusetts district attorney races draw more candidates, attention in 2018

MassLive – July 9th, 2018

At Lexington event, ACLU leader says DA elections can make big changes

WGBH – July 17th, 2018

Prisoners Question Suffolk County DA Hopefuls

WGBH – June 27th, 2018

Inmates, prosecutor candidates talk policy at unusual forum

AP – June 27th, 2018

ACLU Holds Forum for DA Candidates at Mass. Prison

NECN – June 27th, 2018

Inmates at South Bay quiz DA candidates

Dorchester Reporter – June 27th, 2018

Inmates Question Prospective Prosecutors in Jailhouse Campaign Debate

The New York Times – June 26th, 2018

ACLU hosts first ever district attorney candidate's forum inside jail

Boston 25 News – June 26th, 2018

Bolling: DA candidates show understanding of inmates’ needs

The Boston Herald – June 27th, 2018

At unusual forum, candidates for DA seek support of inmates

The Boston Globe – June 26th, 2018

Inmates At Suffolk Correctional Facility Host Debate For District Attorney Hopefuls

WBUR – June 26th, 2018

DA candidates get specific on policy during debate

The Bay State Banner – June 14th, 2018

Split along liberal lines, DA hopefuls defend records at debate

Dorchester Reporter – June 14th, 2018

Suffolk DA candidates face off at debate

Suffolk DA Candidates face off at debate – June 8th, 2018

DA forum reveals 'sunlight' between candidates

Commonwealth Magazine – June 10th, 2018

How Capeless plotted succession plan

Commonwealth Magazine – May 17, 2018

DA Candidate Andrea Harrington

A reformer, Andrea Harrington, running for district attorney; questions raised about Capeless’ tactics

The Berkshire Edge – April 3, 2018

Rachael Rollins

Four vying for vacant D.A. seat

Bay State Banner – March 21, 2018

Andrea Harrington

Attorney, former state Senate candidate to challenge new Berkshire DA

The Berkshire Eagle – March 20, 2018

Mass. voters shouldn't short-circuit DA races

The Boston Globe – March 19, 2018

Rachael Rollins

Rachael Rollins announces bid for Suffolk County DA's office

Bay State Banner – March 15, 2018

Governor Baker and DA Capeless

Berkshire DA says exit aimed at helping top aide win post

Commonwealth Magazine – March 2, 2018

District Attorney Conley’s departure sets off yet another contested rac

The Bay State Banner – March 1, 2018

Shannon McAuliffe

McAuliffe says she’ll be the ‘progressive change candidate’ for DA

Commonwealth Magazine – February 21, 2018

Dan Conley

Conley won’t seek reelection as Suffolk DA

Commonwealth Magazine – February 20, 2018

DA Conley

Suffolk DA Dan Conley won’t seek reelection

The Boston Globe – February 20, 2018

DAs differ on expense approaches

Commonwealth Magazine – January 9, 2018

Daniel Medwed, professor at the Northeastern University School of Law, wrote the 2012 book, “Prosecution Complex: America’s Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent.”

Wayward prosecutors go unpunished as prison time for victims piles up

New England Center for Investigative Reporting – April 3, 2016

Scales of Justice

How To Reform Criminal Justice, When Prosecutors Hold The Power

WBUR – July 19, 2017

Fact-checking the district attorneys

Commonwealth Magazine – June 8, 2017

DA Conley

All voices, even judges’, belong in reform debate

The Boston Globe – March 12, 2017

District attorneys abuse mandatory minimum drug sentences

Commonwealth Magazine – June 14, 2017

Justice graphic

And Justice For None: Inside Biggest Law Enforcement Scandal in Massachusetts History

Rolling Stone – January 3, 2018

Governor Charlie Baker

What’s Said Is Not What’s Done: How Reagan-Era Drug Warrior Politics Dominate in Progressive Massachusetts

Injustice Today – November 13, 2017

Norfolk County Superior Court, Dedham, MA

Not quite free at last: Fred Weichel and the inability of prosecutors to fully let go

Injustice Today – August 9, 2017

Victor Rosario was convicted in 1983 of starting a fire that killed eight people in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 2014 that conviction was overturned. He is awaiting a prosecutor's decision about a retrial.

The Weakest Link Standard

The Marshall Project – August 8th, 2017

Former Massachusetts assistant attorney general Anne Kaczmarek, who prosecuted disgraced drug lab chemist Sonja Farak in 2013 but withheld details of Farak’s drug use from defendants whose cases she had handled. A judge said Kaczmarek’s conduct was “reprehensible” and “tampered with the fair administration of justice.”

Prosecutors slammed for ‘lack of moral compass,’ withholding evidence in widening Mass. drug lab scandal

The Washington Post – October 4, 2017

Annie Dookhan, a former chemist at a crime lab, listens to the judge during her arraignment in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Jan. 30, 2013.

A Shocking Reminder of How Reliant Prosecutors Are on Plea Deals

Slate – July 21, 2017

Possessing drugs in a school zone often triggers a mandatory minimum sentence.

Mandatory Minimums Don’t Make Us Safer

Slate – May 1, 2017

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