Write a 4 paragraph paper on New York State bail reforms. Be sure its 12 point times new Roman and is double spaced. Be sure to be fully informative and detailed.

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Write a 4 paragraph paper on New York State bail reforms. Be sure its 12 point times new Roman and is double spaced.
Be sure to be fully informative and detailed.
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Soumi answered on Feb 08 2021
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Running Head: NEW YORK STATE BAIL REFORMS                    1
NEW YORK STATE BAIL REFORMS                            4
NEW YORK STATE BAIL REF
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The jail population in New York City had always been higher since the early 1990s. In most of the cases, it had been observed that 70 per cent of the individuals who were jailed were held due to pretrial. According to van den Heuvel, Robinson and Rahman (2019), by the year 2018, there were 24000 people held in jail. The bail amount that was paid for the misdemeanor in New York was $1000 when for the same offence the individual had to pay $5000 in Buffalo. Despite the low bail amount, the offenders were unable to afford to pay them and as a result, were detained in jail. By the year 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced certain changes in the reforms governing the bail statute of the state.
The main purpose of the reform was to mandate a release for individuals who were detained for nonviolent felonies, misdemeanors. This will allow the state to reserve bail for serious cases like violent felonies and domestic violence. Such a bail had several advantages. Under the...
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