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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

NY bail law fight emblematic of Democrats' debate on crime

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

It’s hard to find anyone on board with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to toughen the state’s bail laws, two years after they were retooled to keep people from being jailed because they are poor.

Reform advocates say the system should be left alone. Police leaders and even some of the governor's fellow Democrats say the proposal doesn’t go far enough to roll back what they consider soft treatment of criminals.

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