A look inside Philadelphia’s criminal justice system

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    A Philadelphia Inquirer investigative series published last week reported that only one in five of Philadelphia violent-crime prosecutions results in a felony conviction, the nation’s lowest rate for a major urban area. We talk with journalists CRAIG McCOY and DYLAN PURCELL about their four-part series.
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