A councilmember bridges constituents plagued by the opioid crisis with the unorthodox D.A.

Part 6 | Philly D.A. | Episode 6 Independent Lens

Premiered May 18, 2021
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Part 6 | Philly D.A. | Episode 6

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

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