Immediately after he was elected and sworn into office, Krasner fired 31 career prosecutors in the office, many of whom were in the homicide division and highly experienced. Krasner didn’t do the firing himself; he had one of his top lieutenants do the dirty work, and that person told the career prosecutors they had hours to clear out their desks.

Since deputy district attorneys in the Philadelphia DA’s office serve at will, and don’t enjoy civil service protection, Krasner’s move was legal, but extraordinary.

Like many newly elected rogue prosecutors, Krasner also issued a non-prosecution policy memo to attorneys in his office soon after he was elected. 

The Krasner memo required his assistant district attorneys to radically change the way they approach their job, including the following orders:

Decline to charge four categories of crimes.

Charge lower gradations of crimes (to make sure no bail is required).

Divert more cases, including drug distribution.

Make plea offers that are at the bottom of the state’s guidelines.

Inform the judge at sentencing proceedings about the financial cost to the state for each year of incarceration.

Request shorter probation and parole periods.

Request no more than six months for a technical parole violation (no matter how much “back up time” the offender has).

Request no more than two years for a regular parole violation (regardless of back up time available).

Charge no parole violation for a positive marijuana test or if the parolee is caught with marijuana.

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