FAQs about New York State's Bail Reforms

Liz Krueger

January 15, 2020

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A gavel on a pile of one-hundred dollar bills.

On January 1st, new reforms to New York's bail and pre-trial detention systems went into effect. There has been a lot of confusion about what these reforms actually do. A good starting place to understand the changes is this article in City & State magazine.

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