ThinkProgress A progressive who vowed to end mass incarceration is poised to be Philadelphia’s next top prosecutor A criminal defense attorney who campaigned on a progressive platform — promising not to lock up nonviolent offenders and to end both cash bail and mass incarceration —is the favored contender to become Philadelphia’s next top prosecutor. “The era of tough-on-crime rhetoric is coming to a close as voters realize that overzealous prosecutors have abused their power […]