Brooklyn district attorney backs ‘shrinking’ the criminal justice system amid crime wave

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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez called for “shrinking” the size of the criminal justice system to reallocate resources on Friday amid the recent crime spike in New York City.

Gonzalez defended liberal criminal justice policies, including his 2018 “Action Plan for Brooklyn,” stating that they were not behind the recent uptick in crime while touting bail reform policies that critics argue have motivated an increase in crime.

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