Pols still ignoring warnings about New York's botched criminal justice reforms

Pols still ignoring warnings about New York's botched criminal justice reforms: Law enforcement officials rallied Thursday across the Empire State in a fresh round of pleas to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature to rethink the sweeping criminal justice reforms that take full effect Jan. 1. That followed Monday’s appeal from the state Conference of Mayors.

The response? Crickets.

The changes could put cities and towns under water fiscally, the mayors warn. They want a six-month pause before the new bail and discovery rules take effect.

We hear that the Legislature’s Democratic leaders are advising members
to resist weighing in on this controversy. In other words, even the
authors of this “reform” are now worried it’s going to bring disaster.

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