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Part 6 | Philly D.A. | Episode 6

Season 22 Episode 18 | 55m 45s | WETA Passport

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The Kensington neighborhood, plagued by the opioid crisis, is derided by local media as the "Wal-Mart of Heroin," but to Philadelphia City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez it’s home. The D.A. favors safe injection sites. Locals are fed up. Caught in the middle, Quiñones-Sánchez arranges a town hall, but will Krasner’s brassy style backfire and undermine community support for his unorthodox pla

Aired: 05/18/21 | Expires: 06/01/24 | Rating: NR

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