As part of his effort to reduce the jail population at Rikers Island, Mayor de Blasio announced July 8 a supervised-release program that would accommodate 3,000 defendants who otherwise would have bail set that they might be unable to afford.
“Money bail is a problem because—as the system currently operates in New York—some people are being detained based on the size of their bank account, not the risk they pose,” Mr. de Blasio said in a statement. “This is unacceptable. If people can be safely supervised in the community, they should be allowed to remain there regardless of their ability to pay.”
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