From Data Collaborative for Justice:
Executive Summary
New York’s bail reform, put into effect in January 2020 and amended in July 2020, eliminated money bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. The law also reduced the use of bail even in cases remaining legally eligible for it through such measures as providing judges with a universal option to order supervised release and an option to order electronic monitoring for certain charges. The mid-2020 amendments reinstated bail eligibility for certain cases. Later
amendments implemented in 2022 and 2023 were modest. As a result, the July 2020 framework essentially remains the basis of New York’s bail reform today.
This study is the first to evaluate the recidivism impacts of the bail law as it currently operates. Using statewide court data and quasi-experimental methods, we tracked people for more than four years (50 months) after arraignment—far longer than prior evaluations—to test the impact of reform following the July 2020 amendments.
Continue reading the study here.
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