The Manhattan District Attorney General, Sai Vance, Jr., announced the cancellation of the prosecution against individuals who engage in "unlicensed prostitution and massage," according to "Russia Today."
According to a statement issued by his office, this new policy will remove the side effects associated with the prostitution or conviction case and "enable New Yorkers to interact with law enforcement agencies without fear of arrest or deportation."
"Over the past decade, we have learned from those with life experience and our own experience on the ground that criminal prosecution of prostitution does not make us safer and very often, the opposite result is achieved by further marginalizing vulnerable New Yorkers," the attorney general said.
He added, "By canceling the arrest warrants, rejecting the cases and erasing the convictions on these charges, we are completing a quantum leap in our approach."
The New York Times reported that the Attorney General's office will continue to prosecute other crimes related to prostitution, including sex trafficking.
In January, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that he intended to cancel more than 1,000 court orders related to prostitution and loitering.
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