matzoh_ball t1_jcbvlg3 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 6:50 PM

Reply to comment by sctp1999 in Study shows those released under NY's bail reform laws are less likely to get rearrested by mowotlarx

Yes, that's *technically* true. But if someone is arrested 100 times and never gets a jail or prison sentence and thus is out in the community again to reoffend, then you have to blame something other than bail reform for that.

sctp1999 t1_jcbwgqo wrote on March 15, 2023 at 6:55 PM

So if someone commits petit larceny get arrested and then let back on the street "because of bail reform" to commit it100x more then we have to blame something other than bail reform for that. Got it.

matzoh_ball t1_jcc5pjc wrote on March 15, 2023 at 7:52 PM

If you're convicted for petit larceny your sentence is up to 1 year in jail. So if someone is released pretrial and he gets re-arrested for petit larceny, judges can still sentence that person to jail time.

Also, since the bail reform amendments that took effect in July 2020, judges can set bail on cases involving harm to person or property if the person has a pending case that also involves harm to a person or property. So if someone is arrested for petit larceny and released without bail, and then they get re-arrested for another petit larceny charge, the judge is allowed to set bail.