NY GOP spokesperson on Fox News peddling fear about a bail “controversy.”
The real controversy: Jailing tens of thousands of people pretrial solely bc of their poverty, subjecting them to violence & family separation, all at an outrageous cost, w/ negative public safety impact.
The real controversy: Jailing tens of thousands of people pretrial solely bc of their poverty, subjecting them to violence & family separation, all at an outrageous cost, w/ negative public safety impact.
Heres the system @JoeBorelliNYC is fighting to perpetuate:
87% cant afford bail set
89% on Rikers are Black/Latino
100% jailed too poor to buy freedom
95% of people return w/o bail
$935/nt cost of Rikers
$338k/yr per person
9x more likely to plead
87% cant afford bail set
89% on Rikers are Black/Latino
100% jailed too poor to buy freedom
95% of people return w/o bail
$935/nt cost of Rikers
$338k/yr per person
9x more likely to plead
Proof: In Brooklyn, @BrooklynDA has already been consenting to release FOR YEARS in the cases now covered by the new bail law—misdemeanors & nonviolent felonies. No “mayhem.” No “controversy.” Increased public safety in the 4th largest city in the country!
The GOP, prosecutors, police, & allies in the sensationalist media are desperate. They don’t have facts on their side & are terrified of giving the reforms time to show they work. So they’re using George Wallace-style scare tactics to appeal to base instinct & fear. Don’t buy it.
