State officials are considering abandoning some bail reforms amid pressure to curb violence, but a new report disputes its role in rising crime.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to make changes to recent reforms that would make it easier for judges to set bail for certain violent crimes. NJ Burkett has the details.
New York eliminated bail for many nonviolent felonies and required appearance tickets instead of arrests for low-level offenses. The changes kicked in months before the coronavirus pandemic led to widespread shutdowns. In April 2020, lawmakers expanded the list of crimes eligible for pretrial detention, including certain hate crimes, leaving the scene of a fatal accident, criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds, money laundering and criminally negligent homicide.
Hochul, who in January said she wouldn't"cave to pressure" on changing bail reform and that she would"do what's right based on all the facts that come before me," acknowledged Monday that she recently gave lawmakers a 10-point plan aimed at modifying bail measures. Marie Ndiaye, of the Legal Aid Society's Decarceration Project, said a"dangerousness" provision would disproportionately impact people of color and only lead to more crowded jails.
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