“In New York City, adult felony arrests fell by 14% between 2019 and 2021, while NYC shootings rose by 102% and murders rose by over 51%.”
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg puts the blame on the discovery law for allowing criminals back on the streets.In addition, what was once a “steady stream of qualified applicants” has been reportedly reduced to “months with no applicants at all.”
In a statement Wednesday, Bragg said there were “technical changes we can make to the discovery legislation” that would protect public safety “while also preserving the intent of the law.” “Tens of thousands of cases were needlessly dismissed across the city last year because of the reform’s requirement that prosecutors share mounds of inconsequential information. Revisions to the reform are urgently needed,” she said.
“The system as currently constructed by Albany is an abject failure, and we are seeing the impacts on our streets and in our courtrooms every day.”
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