New York State’s sweeping bail reform law first went into effect in January 2020 and has been subsequently amended twice since then in response to widespread opposition from law enforcement, ...

The highly debated bail reform law, which essentially abolished cash bail for most misdemeanors and some non-violent felonies, has been a source of contention since its inception in 2019. Critics ...

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ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) —Bail reform, which took effect in New York in 2020, limits when judges can set cash bail. As a result, many people are released while they wait for court. Supporters argue that it ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — According to the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the rate of felony rearrests dropped since bail reform took effect five years ago.

As law enforcement and elected officials scream for a do-over regarding bail reform, they urge that judges should be given the discretion to remand people they believe to be dangerous. NYPD ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Doing away with bail has been debated and talked about for years as part of reforming the criminal justice system. Some New Yorkers stay in jail ...

It’s been more than five years since New York State implemented contentious legislation that ended the use of cash bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. In that time, the controversial ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- President Trump this week took a victory lap after his acquittal in his impeachment trial. He let his opponents have it and described them several times as: 'vicious, horrible ...