NYC prosecutors say no bail will be a big fail

Top prosecutors warned the City Council on Wednesday that soft-on-crime bail-reform laws will endanger witnesses and make it easier for ­foreign cartels to smuggle drugs into the state and money out.

The city’s five district attorneys — and Bridget Brennan, the special narcotics prosecutor — also testified that Mayor de Blasio has failed to allocate enough funding in his fiscal 2020 budget for staffing and other resources needed to deal with the changes approved by Gov. Cuomo and the state Legislature.

“New Yorkers will be shocked and dismayed come Jan. 1, 2020, when they wake up and discover that bail reform is not limited to low-level, nonviolent offenders,” Brennan said.

“State legislators have mandated the release of thousands of defendants charged with a multitude of serious crimes, including top narcotics crimes, with no possibility of a jail bail setting . . . Those who stand to benefit . . . include members of ­foreign cartels sent to oversee million-dollar narcotics transactions, operators of large-scale drug packing mills that churn out tens of thousands of doses of heroin and fentanyl . . . and doctors who fuel addiction by illegally exchanging prescriptions for cash.”

A key measure of the reform bill eliminates cash bail for anyone charged with a misdemeanor or non-violent felony, which advocates claim will reduce racial disparities and ease overcrowding of jails like Rikers Island.

Other measures aim to reduce the amount of time before cases are brought to trial and prevent prosecutors from withholding evidence until the day a trial begins.

Staten Island DA Michael McMahon said the new “discovery rules” show a “serious lack of compassion for victims” since their names and contact information will now be disclosed to defense teams.

“Not only do these provisions threaten the safety of victims and witnesses, significantly more time, resources, and — most importantly — funding will be required to ensure their safety throughout the criminal-justice process,” said McMahon.

Even DAs more supportive of the reforms — including Manhattan’s Cy Vance Jr. and Brooklyn’s Eric Gonzalez — said they’re concerned over lacking the government funding to carry them out.

“The new laws make sweeping changes to our justice system — but without a single dollar allotted to achieving that end,” said Vance, adding his office needs an “substantial” budget increase.

Councilman Rory Lancman, who is running for Queens DA, said City Hall needs to come up with a game plan.

“I did not see anything in the mayor’s executive budget that was towards . . . ensuring these new reforms are getting implemented,” Lancman told Susan Sommer, general counsel for the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.

Sommer said the administration is “actively involved in assessing what the cost might be,” while adding she could “not make [any monetary] commitment or set any timetable.”