Op-Ed
ICYMI: D.A. Bragg, NOW-NYC Call On Legislature To Close The Voluntary Intoxication Loophole In State Rape Laws ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
“In the final days of this legislative session, we implore the Assembly to join their Senate colleagues in passing this critical piece of legislation and finally correct this fundamental injustice.”
Bragg: Close the voluntary intoxication loophole (Op-Ed) ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
It is not morally okay and it should not be legally permissible to have sex with someone who is so intoxicated that they cannot reasonably consent. There should be consequences for that behavior. But New York state law fails to adequately protect those individuals. That needs to change.
ICYMI: D.A. Bragg, Legal Aid Society Call On State Legislature To Increase Student Loan Aid For Public Interest Attorneys ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. and Chief Attorney of the Criminal Defense Practice at The Legal Aid Society Tina Luongo wrote an op-ed in the Albany Times Union calling on the New York State Legislature to bolster the District Attorney and Indigent Legal Services Attorney Loan Forgiveness (DALF) Program
Commentary: Loan forgiveness program will keep more lawyers serving the public interest (Op-Ed) ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
Public defenders and prosecutors typically find themselves on opposite sides. But we’re joining together to fight for a solution to a critical issue that impacts all of us: crippling student loan debt.
ICYMI: D.A. Bragg Calls For Funding To Address Mental Health Crisis In New York Times Op-Ed ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., wrote an op-ed in the New York Times over the weekend calling for the state legislature to make additional investments in New York’s mental health infrastructure.
D.A. Bragg Kicks Off Mental Health Initiative In New York Daily News Op-Ed ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today wrote an op-ed in the New York Daily News about the official launch of a proactive approach to address the City’s mental health crisis as the Office’s Neighborhood Navigators hit the streets for the first time. D.A. Bragg also called on all stakeholders, from law enforcement to elected officials and more, to come together and solve this issue, and offered immediate action-items.
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Spotlight on two of our major cryptocurrency prosecutions in today's @MiamiHerald with @OCCRP. Learn more about the prevalence of crypto ATMs & our Office’s industry-leading resources and expertise to hold bad actors accountable:
“Political violence in any form is abhorrent and unacceptable. I commend the Secret Service on their swift response and my thoughts and prayers are with former President Trump and his family.” - D.A. Bragg.
ICYMI: Along with @NYCMayor, we launched the Midtown Community Improvement Coalition bringing together government agencies, service providers and others to address public safety and quality-of-life issues in Midtown. Learn more here:
“Those who harm and threaten the safety of New Yorkers will be held accountable.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the indictment of a man for attacking a restaurant worker and slashing a man in the East Village in @TheVillageSun:
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