PPP Data in the Media
Study: Oklahoma prosecutors are strong lobbyists, The Norman Transcript (June 15, 2021)
If You Want to Reform the Police, Get Prosecutors on Your Side, Slate (June 16, 2021)
Prosecutors Don’t Just Enforce Laws—They Lobby Hard to Make Them, Filter Magazine (June 10, 2021)
Are NC district attorneys a roadblock to needed criminal justice reform? NC Policy Watch (June 9, 2021)
Most U.S. Prosecutors ‘Routinely’ Support Harsh Punishments: Study, The Crime Report (June 7, 2021)
Activists move from ‘protests to the polls’ in a push to shape a slew of local races on Election Day, CNN Online (October 31, 2020)
Many Arizona County Officials Lack Competition on the Ballot, U.S. News & World Report (June 7, 2020)
NH elects its prosecutors, but most run unopposed, Keene Sentinel (August 31, 2020)
Oregon’s D.A. Elections Mock Democracy Again, The Appeal (May 7, 2020)
PPP Op-Eds
Midlands Voices: Give Nebraskans a choice in county attorney elections, Omaha World-Herald (May 16, 2020) Prof. Hessick & Cayla Rodney
Criminal justice reform on the ballot across America, Los Angeles Daily News (March 25, 2020) Prof. Hessick & Miriam Krinsky
Voters need more information about their prosecutors, Kansas City Star (February 12, 2019) Prof. Hessick & Jennifer Cofer
NC campaign finances need scrutiny, Raleigh News & Observer (December 26, 2018) Prof. Hessick & Jennifer Cofer
Voters in Pa. don’t know enough about candidates running to become prosecutors, Philadelphia Inquirer (April 11, 2018) Prof. Hessick & Rachel Geissler
California voters deserve to know who is bankrolling our district attorneys, Los Angeles Times (March 29, 2018) Prof. Hessick & Alison Rossi
Coverage of Ongoing PPP Projects
UNC’s School of Law wants to know how attorneys influence criminal justice, Daily Tar Heel (September 22, 2019)
Carissa Byrne Hessick Wants to Hold Prosecutors Accountable, Ms. Magazine (July 18, 2019)
Show us the money: UNC’s Prosecutors and Politics Project tracks attorneys’ finances, Daily Tar Heel (March 1, 2018)
UNC School of Law Launches Prosecutors and Politics Project (Feb. 27, 2018)