By The FirstNewly sworn-in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg released new guidelines regarding incarceration this week; suggesting his office will only seek prison time for homicides, some violent felonies, and white-collar crimes.
Manahttan DA Alvin Bragg, the elected prosecutor, delivers as promised. The promise: "These policy changes … will, in and of themselves, make us safer." This is what the people voted for, whether they knew it or not. Here are Bragg's Day One Policies and Procedures. 1/
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) January 4, 2022
Decriminalization/non prosecution for marijuana, turnstile jumping, trespass, driving without a license, traffic violation, resisting arrest, interfering with an arrest (unless "significantly physically"), prostitution, all desk appearance tickets (non assault crimes) 3/ pic.twitter.com/P08luCmZRb
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) January 4, 2022
Non-incarceration. "The Office will not seek carceral sentence other than for homicide" or "class B violent felony in which a deadly weapon causes serious injury, domestic violence felonies," and some others.
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) January 4, 2022
"The rule may be excepted only in extraordinary circumstances." 6/ pic.twitter.com/oAoVPK5cSI
“”The Office will not seek carceral sentence other than for homicide” or “class B violent felony in which a deadly weapon causes serious injury,” said the memo.
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