Andrea Harrington

The Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington is one-two District Attorney's that are partnering with the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law to provide unprecedented access and information about plea agreements in criminal cases. Harringt...

District Attorney Andrea Harrington issues the following response to concerns recently raised by some defense attorneys regarding a letter she addressed to Chief Justice Dawley about the treatment of victims and prosecutors in the local courts.

There was a staggering increase in fatal drug overdoses in Berkshire County during the pandemic but what about domestic violence?

Berkshire County students have been feeling the stress of the pandemic. Expanding this program into other Berkshire County schools would serve as a tool to help elementary students thrive in the community.

Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington discussed this alarming increase along with the measures her office is taking to reduce the number of fatal drug overdoses in our county.

Investigators determined that the infant showed visible signs of illness for two weeks preceding his death while in the care of his foster parents.

A host of initiatives including conversations, book groups and a free webinar are on the docket this month to call attention to this critical issue.

The Berkshire County District Attorney's Office recently secured jail sentences in three recent domestic violence cases. The Holiday Inn incident was one of the three.

Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington announced today that the Berkshire Superior Court arraigned Conrad Mainwaring on 12 counts of indecent assault and battery according to the DA's office.

Berkshire County may be seeing its first jury trials this week since the pandemic hit a year ago. They would be on a limited basis and would also not yet involve criminal defendants. The Berkshire Eagle reported last week that the Massachusetts Trial Court has summoned jurors for tentative sessions …