Reports
Test Every Kit: Results from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s Sexual Assault Kit Backlog Elimination Grant Program 
The jurisdictions funded under the Manhattan District Attorney’s Sexual Assault Kit Backlog Elimination Grant Program have seen tremendous results. Over the duration of the program, 32 jurisdictions across 20 states sent over 55,000 backlogged kits for testing.
D.A. Vance’s Written Testimony in Support of S790/A3975
In 2015, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office joined with the Governor’s Office to expand college in prison programming across the State using asset forfeiture dollars, and subsequently launched a five-year College in Prison Reentry Initiative, providing $7.3 million for post-secondary education in DOCCS facilities and a blueprint for a cohesive statewide college in prison strategy. Funding from my office will end in July of 2022 and my office does not have the resources to provide an extension.
Ending the Prosecution of “Turnstile Jumping” (Q7)
Effective February 1, 2018, our office no longer prosecutes the overwhelming majority of subway theft of services cases. The office released statistics pertaining to the first 18 months of the policy.
Ending the Prosecution of Marijuana Smoking and Possession (Q5 Statistics)
Effective August 1, 2018 our office no longer prosecutes most marijuana smoking and low-level marijuana possession. The office released statistics pertaining to the first year of the policy.
Grand Jury Report on Epidemic of Vehicular Violence
A grand jury empaneled by D.A. Vance recommended extensive legislative and policy fixes to address the epidemic of vehicular violence that has killed 28 of our Manhattan neighbors year-to-date, and injured thousands more. The report led the D.A.’s Office to craft the Vehicular Violence Accountability Act.
Report on Smartphone Encryption and Public Safety: October 2019
Since November 2015, this Office has written annual reports on the subject of smartphone encryption, following decisions by Apple and Google in 2014 to render data on their devices completely inaccessible without a passcode. The reports have documented the harmful impact these private business decisions have had on criminal investigations andcriminal justice outcomes at the local, state, national, and international levels.
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D.A. Vance: "Untested rape kits cannot and will not sit on shelves collecting dust during the coronavirus pandemic." #TestEveryKit https://t.co/IpA5Ew2XTk
Join us virtually tonight at 7pm for the annual New York Crime Victims Vigil. For details on how to join ⏬ https://t.co/4oril2L7tQ
"New York State incarcerates more people for technical parole violations than every state except Illinois, costing taxpayers more than $600 million last year.”
It's time to overhaul our parole system and pass #LessIsMoreNY. https://t.co/Ft4vEe92xk
Manhattan District Attorney's Office