Krasner Memo

Avi and Sajid sit down with Michael Ogul to discuss a memo issued by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner aimed at fighting mass incarceration and restoring balance to sentencing. The three describe some of the problems that this new approach attempts to solve. They also talk about ways to take this new approach further. The intro and outro are by Lee Rosevere. The break music is by Mark Punzalan. Music played during a part of the conversation is by Makaih Beats. Michael Ogul is a veteran public defender. He supervises a special trial unit and represents clients facing homicide charges. Michael is the former president of the California Public Defenders Association. He has been involved in the creation of legislation, including a recent bill aimed at ensuring that prosecutors hand over exculpatory evidence. Please let us know what you think about the Krasner memo. If you have ideas for making the criminal justice system more just on the prosecution side, we would love to hear from you. You can email us at [email protected], tweet @aiderandabettor, or post on our Facebook page. If you like Aider & Abettor, leave us a review and rating in iTunes.