ALVIN BRAGG HOUSE JUDICIARY HEARING | ROBERT HOLDEN OPENING STATEMENT

Robert Holden, a Democratic New York City councilman representing District 30 in Queens and a member of the council’s bipartisan “Common Sense Caucus, is a proponent of rolling back aspects of New York’s controversial bail statute and supports granting judges additional powers to set bail.

“We have repeat offenders receiving lenient sentences and committing multiple crimes shortly after being released,” Holden said “From the day he took office, it seems Alvin Bragg’s top priority was to keep criminals out of jail and free to roam the streets.”