New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has issued a report refuting the claims that bail reform was to blame for higher crime. Lander is urging state lawmakers to “follow facts rather than fear” and think twice about adopting stricter measures.
Washington, D.C., pioneered the end of cash bail in 1992. Maine passed similar legislation last year for nonviolent misdemeanors and violations. An Illinois law eliminating cash bail and setting strict rules for ordering detention goes into effect in January 2023.
Mayor Eric Adams, a former New York City police captain who has also called for changes to bail reformsaid New York is the only state that doesn’t allow judges to weigh a defendant’s criminal history when setting bail. “Bail reform has been widely successful, allowing our clients to stay in their communities with their families with no measurable impact on public safety,” Ndiaye said. “The data on bail reform speaks for itself: The overwhelmingly majority of New Yorkers on pretrial release do not commit new crimes and return for future court appearances.”
In 2021, an average of about 45,400 people were on pretrial release in New York City in any given month. Of those, an average of just under 1,900 were re-arrested, or about 4% according to the agency’s data.
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