NY Lawyer Basic Letitia James mentioned bail reform ought to be checked out, together with different crime-related points.
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State Lawyer Basic Letitia James raised eyebrows just lately by saying New York ought to take a look at fixing the no-bail regulation. Will she ever put the billions in money she controls the place her mouth is?
On Monday, she prolonged her considerations to cowl associated “reforms,” telling reporters: “We have to take a look at a variety of different points, together with, however not restricted to, the mental-health system, the dearth of pretrial providers [a problem created by the “discovery” changes passed along with no-bail], the dearth of probation officers, the dearth of correctional officers and the record goes on and on.”
However none of that's the place she’s put “her” money: the $2 billion-plus paid to her workplace in authorized settlements involving opioid makers and distributors, firms accused of wage theft and Medicaid fraud and so forth (in addition to from a charity her workplace shut down).
Her workplace brags of the funds she’s despatched to substance-abuse remedy and harm-reduction nonprofits throughout the state, in addition to for gun buybacks and even energy-efficiency tasks. However it appears not a dime of the $2 billion received earmarked for pretrial providers (not even habit counseling), supporting the mentally in poor health or any of her different newfound considerations.
Sure, it’s progress that James is speaking a extra critical sport. However her document exhibits that she’s solely centered on these causes now that Republican challenger Michael Henry is polling surprisingly effectively.
With lower than two weeks ’til Election Day, all James can provide is discuss — after 4 years of strolling a totally totally different stroll.
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