Sentences with phrase «city jails awaiting»
But the culture of criminal justice would also have to shift — among lawyers, judges and district attorneys — to ensure that fewer New Yorkers languish in city jails awaiting trial, experts said.
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He recalled former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara «s lawsuit against the city for the abusive conditions at the jail, the city's subsequent acceptance of a federal monitor and the plight of youths like Kalief Browder who found themselves unable to afford bail and held behind bars for months, even years, awaiting trial.
She was sent to the Cortland County Jail awaiting a thousand dollars cash bail and City Court on Tuesday.
Beyond police reform, Ms. Clinton also called for reforms to the nation's prisons and jails — which, like police reform, is a hot topic in New York City — saying much of the jail population are people serving time for violating parole, minor drug crimes or awaiting bail.
[The researchers] estimate that for New York City, their algorithm's advice could cut crime by defendants awaiting trial by as much as 25 percent without changing the numbers of people waiting in jail.