Social equality

Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (pictured above), has thrown her support behind Queens District Attorney candidate Tiffany Cabán in a pivotal Democratic primary set for June 25. “Our criminal justice system needs to change. New Yorkers deserve a seat at the table, and a champion who will fight to realign our priorities towards equal treatment under the law”, Ocasio-Cortez declared. “If Tiffany Cabán wins, things are going to change. Instead of criminalizing poverty, we’re going to dedicate resources towards prosecuting abusive landlords. Instead of targeting people who use marijuana, we can go after the drug companies that took advantage of working-class folks for profit. We can end broken windows policing and rebuild the relationship between our communities, and the justice system that’s supposed to work for us. We can end cash bail, so that the rich and poor are held equal in the eyes of the law. We deserve a district attorney that understands that to make our community safer we help people prosper. We deserve Tiffany Cabán”. Photo: Reuters.

“I am a public defender. I have spent my career working for people who did not have resources to defend themselves against the brutal system of mass incarceration. I am running to transform the Queens District Attorney’s office after years of witnessing its abuses on the front lines”, Tiffany Cabán says about herself. Photo: Megan Magray for Cabán for Queens District Attorney.