BROOKLYN JUSTICE ISSUES IN A TIME OF VIRUS

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Tuesday that his office will immediately stop prosecuting low-level, non-violent offenses amid the coronavirus outbreak — and will consider freeing jailed suspects who are “vulnerable to infection.”  The offenses that will now get a pass include driving without a license, trespassing and shoplifting, a spokesman for the office said. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2020/03/17/coronavirus-in-ny-brooklyn-da-to-stop-prosecuting-low-level-offenses/