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The Pros and Cons of Cash Bail Reform in New York
In New York State, which is now currently being rolled back, we decided that we weren't going to require cash bail for non-violent felonies and for misdemeanors. But do you know what happens when people are held in Rikers, for example, in a pre-detention center? How many deaths have happened there before they're even convicted of a crime? Look, again, that's an issue for how the jailing system works in New York City. And I'm in favor of building out the jail capacity because- You're talking about cash bail, though. That is exactly- Yes. The point that we're discussing here.