Op-Ed
ICYMI: D.A. Bragg, NOW-NYC Call On Legislature To Close The Voluntary Intoxication Loophole In State Rape Laws 
“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)
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
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)
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
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
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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“Jamel McIver was held responsible for forcing a woman into a staircase and attacking her in a horrifying act of sexual violence last year.” - D.A. Bragg. Learn more about his guilty plea in @PIX11News:
Yesterday, we were joined by graduate students from @nyu_journalism as they learned about the arrest to disposition process and toured the courts!
Congratulations to Saloni Sethi, our new @nycENDGBV Commissioner! Gender-based violence is one of the most significant public safety & public health crises facing our city and we look forward to continuing to collaborate with Commissioner Sethi in this critical role.
“Millions of New Yorkers rely on the hard work of our dedicated MTA employees every day, and we will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to ensure our transit system is safe.” - D.A. Bragg. More on this indictment here:
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