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Election Night in Philadelphia: Voters Decide on Judges, DA
Photojournalist Kriston Jae Bethel documents the 2025 general election that would determine who sits on Pennsylvania's highest court and the city's top prosecutor—through the quiet determination at polls, the methodical work of counters, the anticipatory wait for results.
How Philadelphia Became One of the Most Carceral Cities in the World
Before the War on Drugs, there was the War on Crime, and before the War on Crime, there was the War on the Poor. Black Philadelphia families have been tasked with surviving each siege.
Refracted Democracy: Pennsylvania's Fight For Fundamental Rights
Photographer Hannah Yoon explores the tension in the state's electoral landscape, documenting Philadelphia and Harrisburg as Pennsylvania remains a critical battleground
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