State lawmakers push back on Hochul’s reform plans
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Members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus — across both houses of the State legislature — issued their own 10-point plan.
Reformists rally against Hochul plan for rollbacks
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“This is an unacceptable way to pass legislation. It is also bad policy.”
Read MoreNew Yorkers voice support for rolling back bail laws
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A majority of respondents to a new poll from Siena College said that crime in New York is of serious concern and that, in order to address it, lawmakers should roll back bail reforms.
Queens reps look for answers about bail from DAs
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“We have grave concerns that excessive bail amounts are leading to unnecessary pretrial detention and contributing to a humanitarian crisis in New York City’s jail system.”
Read MoreAttorneys ask Katz to end cash bail
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“Now is the time to act in the best interest of all New Yorkers, especially our low-income neighbors who have fewer options to pay cash bail and are disproportionately – and unnecessarily – held at Rikers Island.”
Read MoreHolden introduces resolution to make all hate crime defendants bail eligible
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“Individuals arrested for hate crimes should not be released without bail.”
Read MoreNYC pretrial jail population has risen by 16% since bail law change, with variety of likely factors
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The number of people held on second-degree burglary as their top charge has increased by nearly 50 percent since July 2.
Read MoreQueens judges will release 12 defendants just before bail overhaul
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They are charged with a variety of offenses and will be released Dec. 27 or Dec. 31.
Read MoreThere’s a 24-hour bail kiosk in Queens — if you can find it
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Advocates say a few simple signs pointing to the kiosk, which is located in the old jail behind the courthouse, would further streamline a scary process.
Read MoreNYC jails ‘flout’ city law by delaying release of bailed-out defendants, report finds
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“Audit after audit continues to reveal that DOC is still wildly out of compliance with some of New York City’s most important recent bail reforms.”
Read MoreNYC jails violate city law by holding people hours after posting bail, report finds
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“Any amount of time a presumptively innocent individual needlessly spends in jail is too much time.”
Read More$1 Bail Fail Initiated Latest Reforms
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A stunning bail system failure helped initiate a slate of jail reform bills signed into law Tuesday — though they came a few years too late for one Rikers detainee.
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