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Role of District Attorneys in decarceration efforts
0:53:56
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Council Member Cabán inquires about the role of District Attorneys in decarceration efforts and policies that may be driving up incarceration rates.
- The question highlights the potential impact of DA policies on incarceration rates.
- Cabán suggests that certain executive policies, particularly from the mayor's office, might be contributing to higher incarceration rates.
- The discussion emphasizes the need for policy shifts to support decarceration efforts.
Tiffany Cabán
0:53:56
in terms of executive policy in particular, again, in addition to building out that continuum of care infrastructure, what roles do DAs play in your proposals and also overall plans to decarcerate?
0:54:15
And what what different policies that are coming from the executive, namely from the the mayor's office, do you think are currently driving up incarceration rates that could be that could be shifted?
Jonathan Lippman
0:54:28
I I can only talk to you in in about the case processing situation that includes the DAs, the defense, the courts.