The long national debate over cash bail reignited in summer 2025 after the White House issued an executive order in August threatening to pull federal funding from jurisdictions that allow cashless ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — A serial bank robber who struck again four hours after he was released from custody. A wall of white faces in police uniforms, filling the state Capitol steps in protest. A protected ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — According to the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the rate of felony rearrests dropped since bail reform took effect five years ago.

It’s been more than five years since New York State implemented contentious legislation that ended the use of cash bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. In that time, the controversial ...

Governor Kathy Hochul says certain crimes in the 28 GIVE jurisdictions (like Albany, Schenectady, Syracuse, Buffalo) in New York State have dropped by 61 percent since 2021. Yet, as an election year ...