NY: Passes commonsense bail reform, in line with other states where jail populations have reduced & public safety increased. Misdemeanors & non-violent felonies. Fairness, fiscal responsibility, public safety.
Rochester, NY Cops: “Jail is the best place for an addict.”
Rochester, NY Cops: “Jail is the best place for an addict.”
NY: Passes bail reform that’ll ensure no one charged w/ most misdemeanors & non-violent felonies are jailed solely bc they can’t afford to buy their freedom.
Data: Reduces crime. Makes communities safer.
Oneida Sherrifs Office: “He’s gonna walk out & come to your residence!”
Data: Reduces crime. Makes communities safer.
Oneida Sherrifs Office: “He’s gonna walk out & come to your residence!”
NJ/PA: Bail reforms have reduced crime & vast majority of people come to court without bail.
NY: Great ideas.
Onondaga County Sheriff: “Reforms will create chaos in the criminal justice system, great expense to the taxpayers, and most importantly, danger to our citizens.”
NY: Great ideas.
Onondaga County Sheriff: “Reforms will create chaos in the criminal justice system, great expense to the taxpayers, and most importantly, danger to our citizens.”
Last year: Victims & survivor groups spoke out in strong support of bail reform & discovery changes in NY. Jail doesn’t heal trauma. Doesn’t increase safety.
Oneonta State Sen. Seward: “When a crime has been committed the victim, not the criminal, should be our first priority.”
Oneonta State Sen. Seward: “When a crime has been committed the victim, not the criminal, should be our first priority.”
NY: Finally brings brutal evidence laws in line w/ *rest of country.* Prosecutors no longer can withhold until day of trial. So bad, TX prosecutors had to fly in to tell NY prosecutors to stand down.
Freeport NY Mayor + 80 other NY Mayors: "The pendulum has swung way too far.”
Freeport NY Mayor + 80 other NY Mayors: "The pendulum has swung way too far.”
In Brooklyn, large majority of those who’ll be eligible for bail reform *already released.* Discovery practice already in close alignment w/ new changes. Crime down. Life continues.
Onondaga DA William Fitzpatrick: “We are not resistant to reform, we are resistant to insanity.”
Onondaga DA William Fitzpatrick: “We are not resistant to reform, we are resistant to insanity.”
Under NY bail reforms, many people jailed solely bc of their poverty, on misdemeanors & non-violent felonies, will be released in time for the holidays.
Livingston, NY Sheriff Thomas Dougherty calls this basic justice: “The Christmas Purge.”
Livingston, NY Sheriff Thomas Dougherty calls this basic justice: “The Christmas Purge.”
Data: Every day in pre-trial detention is violent & statistically increases likelihood of rearrest. One of critical outcomes of NY bail reform is enhanced public safety.
Albany Sheriff Craig Apple: “Equates law to a “catch & release” & suggests pre-trial detention can deter.”
Albany Sheriff Craig Apple: “Equates law to a “catch & release” & suggests pre-trial detention can deter.”
