ALVIN BRAGG HOUSE JUDICIARY HEARING | JENNIFER HARRISON OPENING STATEMENT

Jennifer Harrison, the founder of Victims Rights NY, suffered through her boyfriend and his pal being murdered in New Jersey in 2005. Three brothers were arrested and charged with the slayings, but only one of them ended up serving time in prison. Harrison has been an advocate for crime victims ever since.

“Nobody wanted to listen to us, the victims who have to live with the consequences of these decisions for the rest of our lives, when we warned of the harm this would cause,” she said of soft-on-crime policies. “Victims have no voice in politics or government.”