Powerful statement from @BPDA_justice after NY Democrats caved to white supremacists on bail: “Let’s call it what it is: classic fear-mongering by tough-on-crime proponents who refuse to admit money is used to unfairly keep Black & Brown people locked in cages.” 
“For decades, cash bail criminalized poverty, destroyed lives & made NY’s Black & Brown communities less safe. NY took the right step towards righting decades of wrongs by leading the charge to become a nat’l model for progressive pretrial reform across the country.”
“We strongly urge the New York legislature to protect the new pretrial justice reforms which combat race- and wealth-based pre-trial detention, keeping New York on the path towards a more fair and equitable criminal legal system.” Full statement: nlada.org/black-public-d…
