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Minneapolis-area DA facing backlash for pushing probation over prison for violent offenders

By Barnini Chakraborty
Published October 4, 2023 9:15am ET
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Minneapolis-area DA facing backlash for pushing probation over prison for violent offenders
Mary Moriarty, a longtime Hennepin County public defender, is interviewed on the case of Myon Burrell at her office, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Minneapolis’s newest district attorney is facing intense backlash from the families of victims of violent crime for pushing probation over prison time for killers, rapists, and other lawbreakers.

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