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Grass8989 t1_jcalgdn wrote

Reply to comment by P0stNutClarity in Study shows those released under NY's bail reform laws are less likely to get rearrested by mowotlarx

“The one exception was for bail-eligible people who were released following recent violent felony arrests. The rate of rearrests for that cohort of offenders increased slightly.”

I mean they always talk about bail reform and violent crimes, and it looks like this article proved them correct.

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matzoh_ball t1_jcatisf wrote

Not quite. Overall, violent felony re-arrest did not change - or might have slightly decreased - for people who judges can no longer set bail for or detain (see bar chart on p.13 and the table below on the same page).

Doesn't change the fact that there is certainly room for improvement, but the doomsday stories about the effects of bail reform on violent crime increases are certainly BS.

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