Issues
These are just a few of the issues this campaign will tackle over the next few years. The Marton for District Attorney campaign believes the principle that those closest to the problem are closest to the solution, and we will work with community partners to generate our policy agenda.
On January 8, 2021, we released our full list of bold and transformative policies with the hope that DA candidates & other campaigns adopt and implement them.
On January 8, 2021, we released our tenth and final issue Proposal, on fighting climate change and environmental crimes as part of the District Attorney’s duty to keep New Yorkers safe.
On November 24, 2020, we released our ninth issue Proposal, on sweeping changes to how mental health is handled within our criminal legal system. Read the full report and press coverage here.
On September 8, 2020, we released our eighth issue Proposal, on wage theft, by protecting workers and holding corporations accountable. Read our op-ed and full report.
On July 22, 2020, we released our seventh issue Proposal, on implementing Restorative Justice in Manhattan, by creating accountability and healing without using jail or prison.
On July 7, 2020, we released our sixth issue Proposal, on reimagining our response to intimate partner violence. This change will be part of a much broader approach our office will take to repair the Sex Crimes Unit.
On June 26, 2020, we released our fifth Issue Proposal, calling for a new standard of justice and accountability for policing in New York.
On March 19, 2020, we released our fourth Issue Proposal, eliminating the use of solitary confinement for Manhattan defendants.
On January 16, 2020, we released our third Issue Proposal, on ending the War on Drugs and re-focusing drug policy enforcement using a public health lens. This includes abolishing the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. The Proposal was covered here.
On December 13, 2019, we released our second Issue Proposal, on dramatically reforming prison sentencing policy. Read our op-ed and full report.
On October 21, 2019, we released our first Issue Proposal, on decarcerating Manhattan by 80%.