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Prostitution Will No Longer Be Prosecuted In Manhattan, DA Says

UpdatedWed, Apr 21, 2021 at 1:58 pm ET Replies(23) Prosecuting prostitution does not make us safer and, too often, achieves the opposite result, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said Wednesday. (Scott Heins/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY Manhattan will no longer prosecute people for prostitution and unlicensed massage, the district attorney announced Wednesday, handing a victory to advocates who have pushed for years to decriminalize sex work. District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced the new policy in court, asking a judge to dismiss more than 900 such cases from past years. Vance also moved Wednesday to dismiss more than 5,000 cases in which people were charged with Loitering for the Purpose of Prostitution a state law repealed in February and known as the walking while trans ban, which critics said encouraged police to target transgender people.

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Manhattan DA to stop prosecuting prostitution and dismisses nearly 6,000 prostitution-related cases

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. said prostitution will no longer be prosecuted in Manhattan In the same virtual appearance in Manhattan criminal court, the district attorney dismissed nearly 6,000 prostitution-related cases that date back to 1976 Advocates of decriminalizing sex work say a majority of the prosecuted prostitutes are already victims of human trafficking Many of the prosecuted sex workers are nonwhite, according to a ProPublica analysis. New York State lawmakers are discussing a similar bill at the state level that advocates say needs to get passed

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A Relic And Burden : Manhattan District Attorney To Stop Prosecuting Prostitution

A Relic And Burden : Manhattan District Attorney To Stop Prosecuting Prostitution
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A Relic And Burden : Manhattan District Attorney To Stop Prosecuting Prostitution

A Relic And Burden : Manhattan District Attorney To Stop Prosecuting Prostitution
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A Relic And Burden : Manhattan District Attorney To Stop Prosecuting Prostitution

A Relic And Burden : Manhattan District Attorney To Stop Prosecuting Prostitution
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