Zappala couldn’t see past his own ego to consider how unilaterally denying plea deals might affect the very people he’s obligated to, as the Allegheny County DA’s website puts it, “protect the rights of.”

Deliberate changes must be made locally and nationally to ensure fairer investigations and treatment of children being prosecuted.

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