Hundreds of NYC prosecutors quitting woke bosses and onerous reforms

By Melissa Klein and

Larry Celona

June 25, 2022

The number of prosecutors fleeing the city’s district attorneys offices has spiraled in the wake of criminal justice reforms that have created what one ex-top prosecutor called “insanity.”

Sixty five assistant district attorneys, or about 12 percent of the staff, have resigned so far this year from Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office, up from about 44 through the end of March. During all of 2021, 97 ADAs quit.

The situation is nearly the same in the office of Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez, where 67 of some 500 prosecutors, or about 13 percent, have also called it quits as of June 17. Another three resigned on Thursday, according to a source. That is compared to 84 who left in all of 2020 and 94 last year.

https://nypost.com/2022/06/25/more-nyc-prosecutors-quit-because-of-reform-laws/

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Manhattan DA to stop seeking prison sentences in slew of criminal cases

By Larry Celona,

Tamar Lapin,

Tina Moore,

Reuven Fenton and

Bruce Golding

January 4, 2022

Who needs soft-on-crime judges when the district attorney doesn’t even want to lock up the bad guys?

Manhattan’s new DA has ordered his prosecutors to stop seeking prison sentences for hordes of criminals and to downgrade felony charges in cases including armed robberies and drug dealing, according to a set of progressive policies made public Tuesday.

In his first memo to staff on Monday, Alvin Bragg said his office “will not seek a carceral sentence” except with homicides and a handful of other cases, including domestic violence felonies, some sex crimes and public corruption.

Alvin Bragg.Alvin Bragg said his office “will not seek a carceral sentence” except for homicide and a handful of other cases.Craig Ruttle/AP

“This rule may be excepted only in extraordinary circumstances based on a holistic

analysis of the facts, criminal history, victim’s input (particularly in cases of

violence or trauma), and any other information available,” the memo reads.

https://nypost.com/2022/01/04/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-to-stop-seeking-prison-in-some-cases/