"It's pretty troubling that three days into the new reforms we are already hearing a desire to undercut them," said Sergio De La Pava, a New York County Defender. De La Pava says it's too early to start clawing back portions of the law before we've seen it's full ramifications.Read the Article
New York must show the nation that we can make real strides toward justice in our criminal legal system. Too many lives have already been ruined not to implement these reforms as required under the law.
Those who cannot pay bail in the United States often have to wait years in prison for the trial. New York is now trying to make the system fairer.