News

Politics

The Power of District Attorneys

By Will Kenneally | Here & Now

May 28, 2021

FacebookRedditGoogle ClassroomEmail

PBS Wisconsin reporter Will Kenneally — in collaboration with Wisconsin Public Radio — explains what district attorneys do and details the power and discretion incumbent DAs hold as they regularly go unchallenged in elections.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Transcript Coming Soon.

Related Stories

Gatekeepers of the Criminal Justice System: District Attorney Candidates Dwindle in Wisconsin, Even As Office Grows in Scrutiny

'Progressive Prosecutors' and the Criminal Justice System

District Attorney Races In Wisconsin Are Often Uncontested

More Politics

A still image shows Erin Neill seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Erin Neill' and 'HEART Counseling.'

Social Issues

Erin Neill on the emotional impacts of experiencing violence

A still image from a video shows Trish Kilpin seated with framed artwork on a wall and a shelf holding items with a graphic at bottom reading 'East Troy,' 'Trish Kilpin' and 'Wis. Dept. of Justice, Office of School Safety.'

Social Issues

Trish Kilpin on responding to and averting school shootings

A still image shows Mark Pocan speaking into a microphone on a wooden podium surrounded by people standing around and behind him.

Politics

US Rep. Mark Pocan responds to the Madison school shooting

Four people sit behind microphones and a wooden podium with a Wisconsin flag in the background.

Politics

Wisconsin's 2024 electors cast ballots for Trump

Speaker Robin Vos on Wisconsin politics going into 2025

Politics

Speaker Robin Vos on Wisconsin politics going into 2025

A sign reading County Courthouse and a stylized flat, wire sculpture of Lady Justice are mounted on the masonry wall of a Brutalist-style building, with multi-story brick and metal-sided buildings across an intersection and on either side of a street, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background under a clear sky.

Courts

Dane County judge temporarily stays ruling to overturn Act 10 restrictions on unions

Recent Here & Now

Madison confronts the enormity of the Abundant Life shooting

Madison confronts the enormity of the Abundant Life shooting

A still image shows Erin Neill seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Erin Neill' and 'HEART Counseling.'

Erin Neill on the emotional impacts of experiencing violence

A still image from a video shows Trish Kilpin seated with framed artwork on a wall and a shelf holding items with a graphic at bottom reading 'East Troy,' 'Trish Kilpin' and 'Wis. Dept. of Justice, Office of School Safety.'

Trish Kilpin on responding to and averting school shootings

A still image shows Mark Pocan speaking into a microphone on a wooden podium surrounded by people standing around and behind him.

US Rep. Mark Pocan responds to the Madison school shooting

A still image from a video shows Thomas Haupt seated in front of a blurred background with a graphic at bottom reading 'Thomas Haupt.'

Wisconsin confirms a human bird flu case in Barron County

Statement to the Communities We Serve

There is no place for racism in our society. We must work together as a community to ensure we no longer teach, or tolerate it.  Read the full statement.