Christoper Donovan: In Philly, Failed System… or Failed Demographics?
Christopher Donovan: The Philadelphia Inquirer is running a series on the low rate of convictions secured by police and prosecutors in the city. The system’s overcrowded. The sheer volume of cases makes the system unwieldy. Defense lawyers postpone cases in the hopes that witnesses will disappear. The black “stop sntichin’” culture keeps witnesses off the […]




