New York City Assembly Candidate Wants No Jail for Child Molesters, Murderers
New York City Assembly candidate Conrad Blackburn advocates for not imprisoning individuals convicted of serious crimes such as homicide and child molestation. He suggests that these offenders should instead undergo reeducation programs. This controversial stance has drawn criticism even from some within his own political party.
- ▪Conrad Blackburn is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America and opposes prison sentences for serious crimes.
- ▪He believes that criminals should be placed in treatment programs rather than incarcerated.
- ▪Blackburn's views have sparked debate, with some fellow leftists expressing disapproval.
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New York City Assembly Candidate Wants No Jail for Child Molesters, Murderers Catherine Salgado | 2:25 PM on May 23, 2026 AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File Every day brings a new scandal for the political left in America, as yet another of its candidates turns out to be in favor of policies every American would once have found laughably disqualifying. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); The latest is New York City Assembly candidate Conrad Blackburn, whom the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) back, and who believes that criminals convicted of homicide, rape, and child molestation should not go to prison, they should just go to reeducation programs.
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