How Much Leniency with Criminals Can We Afford?

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If you can’t change a law you don’t like, just stop enforcing it. That’s the philosophy behind the “progressive prosecutor” movement—which, with the help of big left-wing campaign donations, has elected anti-incarceration district attorneys in numerous big cities. Last week, Alvin Bragg took his position as Manhattan DA and promptly instructed his prosecutors, in the […]

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