Albany County District Attorney David Soares and Matt Toporowski, a former assistant in his office, are set to square off Tuesday in a primary election whose stakes have been amplified by mass demonstrations calling for increased accountability and justice reforms.

Soares, who is seeking his fifth term in office, and Toporowski, an upstart challenger who said he became disillusioned by his former boss’ approach to matters of criminal justice, have argued over 2019 changes to New York’s bail laws, which eliminated cash bail for most low-level and nonviolent felony offenses, as well as a proposed commission to investigate instances of prosecutorial misconduct.

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