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Manhattan’s controversial district attorney has a lot of endorsements to brag about.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has drawn media attention after announcing he would be refusing to incarcerate many criminals who commit non-felony offenses and downgrading serious crimes like armed robbery.
However, Bragg’s unprecedented overhaul of the criminal justice system was not a surprise. It was a core part of his campaign, which received support from Democratic Party leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock and more.
In a stunning reversal of traditional law enforcement procedures, Bragg sent a memo stressing “diversion and alternatives to incarceration” in prosecutions. The exceptions to the no-jail time offenses include murder, some sex offenses and white-collar corruption crimes. Several serious crimes, like armed robbery, are being reduced to misdemeanors.
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In the case of murder, Bragg says his office will limit sentences to 20 years. He is refusing to seek the state-mandated “life without parole” for murderers, who would include terrorists, cop killers and even serial killers.
Schumer, one of the most prominent and powerful lawmakers in the Democratic Party, has been a longtime supporter of Bragg.
Schumer has made numerous appearances with Bragg at public events, which have been shared through Bragg’s social media accounts.
The two posed together for photos at a party celebrating the victory of New York State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou.
Bragg has previously said that Warnock, who is both a Georgia senator and pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, was his youth minister. The two posed together for photos at Abyssinian Baptist Church.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams also posed with Bragg at a National Action Network event.
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