The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Thursday sought the dismissal of 188 misdemeanor convictions, going as far back as 2001, that were tied to the work of eight New York Police Department officers, sergeants and detectives who have since been discredited.
“Trust and confidence are essential to achieving public safety. New Yorkers must know that everyone is acting with the utmost integrity in the pursuit of equal justice under the law. Without that belief, our criminal justice system will never be able to deliver real and lasting safety that every community deserves,” said District Attorney Bragg.
Local prosecutors tend not to be the targets of attack ads from gubernatorial candidates, especially Republicans running as a tough-on-crime friends of law enforcement. But that’s exactly what Lee Zeldin, the GOP nominee for New York governor, did by coming for Manhattan district attorney in the closing weeks of Zeldin’s campaign to become New York State’s top elected official.
The D.A.’s Office commissioned Trans Equity Consulting to create a Terminology Guide that explains terms and concepts related to sexual orientation and gender identity. The guide is aimed to both educate and establish a basic framework that ensures best practices and protocols.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been criticized by politicians from both sides of the aisle on bail reform, but Bragg defends his position on the hot-button policy.
