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Bronx DA 2023

Bronx DA 2023

  • Clark Faces Challenger in Bronx District Attorney Primary Set for June

    Challenger Tess Cohen, left, and Bronx DA Darcel Clark


    As she runs for a third term as the county’s top prosecutor this year, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark is facing a Democratic primary challenge from Tess Cohen, a prosecutor-turned-criminal defense and civil rights attorney.

    Cohen is challenging Clark from the left, saying that the current DA has been “overly carceral” and promising to pursue policies that will reduce mass incarceration, expand restorative justice programs, and address root causes of crime through treatment and intervention, while focusing on solving violent crimes like murders

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