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Has bail reform been a success? Check the crime numbers, then decide | Editorial

The new bail system that kicked in 23 months ago, lest anyone forget, had its critics. In particular, the powerful bail bond industry spent years spewing forecasts of civic mayhem, arousing fear that ... read more

The numbers prove it: Bail reform drove a 66% recidivism rate for repeat crooks

A new study on New York's bail reform found that 66% of released under the laws outside of New York City were eventually re-arrested. Christopher Sadowski In a recurring theme in the debate over New ... read more

Fact check: Does bail reform drive US crime rates?

CHICAGO (NewsNation) — President Donald Trump has urged an end to cashless bail, blaming bail reform for what he claims is a rise in crime across the United States and increased attacks on law ... read more

Bail reform has failed, and advocates saying otherwise ignore the facts

Gov. Kathy Hochul and other political leaders are saying there is not enough data to show that bail reform has been a failure, even with the increase in crime. Getty Images for Concordia Summi It ... read more

Did bail reform really cause a crime wave?

New York state’s sweeping new bail reform law is under attack by the police, conservative media outlets, some district attorneys, Republicans and even some Democrats. Bail reform eliminated cash bail ... read more

End of cash bail in Illinois has not resulted in more crime, but has impacted court system

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Next week marks one year since Illinois outlawed cash bail, and advocates and critics of the change have been waiting patiently to see it if has been successful — or as some predicted ... read more

Bail reform has been a tragic failure

Over the past few weeks, newspaper and television headlines have been dominated by heartbreaking stories of senseless crime throughout the nation. No one can deny that New York is one of the areas ... read more

NYS criminal justice reforms lost in polarizing debate over crime

Decades ago, political candidates supported the death penalty to tell voters they were serious about stemming violent crime. Looking back at the patterns of public disorder which crested nationwide ... read more

Cash Bail Reform Is Not a Threat to Public Safety

Reform to cash bail and pretrial practices promotes public safety and decreases harm for those who are arrested. The facts are clear: In jurisdictions where commonsense cash bail reforms have been ... read more

Fresh facts on crime: Post-bail-reform New York City by the numbers

This page made no secret of our worries about bail reforms that took effect last year. Even as amended, we said, the law was a blunt instrument stripping judges of crucial authority to keep dangerous ... read more

There’s a Strong Case for Sticking With Bail Reform

The New York law has been on the books for less than a month and already the critics are on the attack. By Emily Bazelon and Insha Rahman Ms. Bazelon is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. read more