Alvin Bragg's Prosecutorial Priorities Under Scrutiny
Meg Reiss, chief prosecutor for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, boasted about using restorative justice to avoid incarceration for violent felons, including a murderer. Reiss described how the Manhattan DA helped a murderer get out of jail time for a homicide victim who had very few relatives. She also said that many violent criminals are given referrals away from incarceration and that the office has a "gun diversion" program for criminals illegally possessing firearms. The Manhattan district attorney's office did not answer whether it is their general practice to divert Class E felons and violent criminals from the criminal justice system.