US EditionAnchorage rebuilds prosecutor’s office after hundreds of criminal case dismissals
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, JUL 10 – Anchorage's municipal prosecutor office now has 12 frontline prosecutors, reducing vacancy from over 40% to 7% and ending dismissal of cases for missing speedy-trial deadlines.
Summary by Anchorage Daily News
2 Articles
2 Articles
Anchorage Rebuilds Its Prosecutor’s Office After Our Reporting Revealed Hundreds of Criminal Case Dismissals
by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance said this week that the city has hired a full roster of prosecutors and is no longer dropping criminal charges due to short staffing. The announcement comes nine months after the Anchorage Daily Ne…
·New York, United States
Read Full Article
Anchorage rebuilds prosecutor’s office after hundreds of criminal case dismissals
The city dropped more than 250 domestic violence assault cases and more than 270 drunken driving cases between May 1 and Oct. 2 last year. Now it says it has hired a full staff of 12 “frontline” prosecutors who will take cases to trial.
·Anchorage, United States
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources2
Leaning Left1Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left, 50% Center
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
L 50%
C 50%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
