The newly-elected governor argues changes must get made to controversial criminal justice reforms amid rising crime in the state budget due April 1.
Gov. Kathy Hochul turned up the heat Tuesday on fellow Albany Democrats by publicly pushing them to change “absurd” limits on cash bail despite resistance from their legislative leaders.
Judges, district attorneys and cops claim that standard – approved by Albany Democrats in 2019 – allows dangerous people to go back on the streets even when their alleged offense would have otherwise gotten them locked up as cities from New York City to Rochester have“We can’t let data hide the realities of fear because in the neighborhoods that I represent, public safety isn’t a data point. It’s a feeling and when you feel safe, you feel safe. And when you don’t, you don’t,” state Sen.
Critics say the upcoming weeks will test how serious Hochul really is about changing bail reform considering the expected opposition from state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie .
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