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District Attorneys Say New York Bail Law Abets Crime, Needs Systematic Fix

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District Attorneys Say New York Bail Law Abets Crime, Needs Systematic Fix
A general view shows the Rikers Island jail complex in the East River of New York, from Queens, on Jan. 13, 2022. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images
Cara Ding
By Cara Ding
4/27/2022Updated: 5/2/2022

Since New York state passed a major bail law in 2019, the day-to-day court operations at Otsego County have been turned upside down, according to district attorney John Muehl.

On some days, 20 cases could be scheduled on a city court’s calendar and only five defendants would show up. The rate of failure to appear in court has increased almost tenfold, Muehl said.

Cara Ding
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Cara is an Orange County, New York-based Epoch Times reporter. She can be reached at [email protected]
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