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Profiles in Justice: DAO County Detective Gary Francis

Detective Gary Francis has seen a lot during his career as a narcotics investigator in Philadelphia – a career that has spanned nearly three decades.   “When I started, drug dealers had a guy standing on the corner holding the drugs, they had the lookout, they had the guy guarding the money,...

Profiles in Justice: DAO County Detective Harvey “Skip” Davis

As a young Black man, Harvey Davis had a few bad encounters with police that remain forever etched in his mind. But instead of stewing on those experiences, he decided to do something about it – he became a cop.  “Being a police officer gives you the chance to help change someone’s life in...

Profiles in Justice: DAO County Detective Bryan Jackson 

The type of criminals that Detective Bryan Jackson goes after aren’t typically fleeing on foot or hiding on a drug corner. They’re behind a desk or at a keyboard, sometimes in another state or another country.   Jackson is part of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Economic Crimes...

Profiles in Justice: Paralegal Allanté Rowe

The first time Allanté Rowe considered a job with the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office was when she received an email about an opening from the Office’s Human Resources Department about 10 years ago. The email came nearly two years after she had taken the civil service exam in hopes of...

Profiles in Justice: Assistant District Attorney Katrina Wadas

When Katrina Wadas first arrived at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office as a new prosecutor, she knew she wanted to work with victims to achieve justice, but her sights were not set on any specialty area. That changed when one of her mentors in the office who had a background in family...

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