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The Power of District Attorneys

By Will Kenneally | Here & Now

May 28, 2021

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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.

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