Bail by its very nature is inequitable. People who have the cash to post it are able to buy their freedom — even if it’s temporary — while people of limited means have to stay in jail. Examples of the disparity aren’t hard to find. On July 18, a man was booked into the Monroe […]
New York bail reform
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Bail trap: Poverty keeps thousands behind bars
Activists have been pushing for bail reform, and Governor Andrew Cuomo supports it. But so far, the state legislature hasn’t acted.
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New state budget: the ins and outs
State lawmakers passed another on-time budget, but the plan dropped some of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s key proposals, including plans for early voting and reform of New York’s cash bail system. The $168.3 billion budget does contain provisions meant to counteract major changes in the federal tax law, including the new $10,000 limit on property tax […]
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NYCLU report pushes for bail reform
Between 2010 and 2014, 6,673 people spent a week or more in Monroe County jail with bail of $1,000 or less, according to a new report from the New York Civil Liberties Union. More than 1,900 of them spent more than a week in jail on bail of $250 or less, it says. The NYCLU […]
