Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Photo: Bloomberg
Cuomo's office said that policy proposals such as bail reform hinge on Democrats controlling the Senate, which, so far, has blocked the proposals from coming to the floor for a vote.
May 01, 2018 at 02:43 PM
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Staff reporter
At the year’s start, criminal justice reform advocates in New York state had reason for hope.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in his annual State of the State address, made several criminal justice reforms central to his agenda. Chief among them was bail reform: the elimination of cash bail for people facing misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. The proposal was based on the argument that cash bail systems unfairly target and incarcerate the poor.
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