Breaking down bail reform

Breaking down bail reform

NEW NUMBERS SHOWJUST HOW MUCHSPACE HAS BEENCREATED IN THE ERIECOUNTY JAIL SYSTEMSINCE BAIL REFORMTOOK EFFECT.THE AMOUNT OFPEOPLE BEINGDETAINED WHILE THEYAWAIT TRIAL IS DOWALMOST 60 PERCENTBETWEEN THE ERIECOUNTY HOLDINGCENTER AND ALDENCORRECTIONALFACILITY.TONIGHT -- JEFFRUSACK TAKES ANIN-DEPTH LOOK AT APOTENTIAL SIDE-EFFECT OF THESEREFORMS.THE SUMMER OF 2020HAS BEEN A VIOLENTONE IN BUFFALO.ACCORDING TO BPD..41 SHOOTINGS INJUNE, WITH EIGHTDEATHS.HALF WAY THROUGHJULY AND THERE HAVEBEEN 30 SHOOTINGS, 3OF THEM DEADLY.BUFFALO ISN'T THEONLY PLACE SEEING ASPIKE IN VIOLENTCRIME.NEW YORK CITY IS ASWELL.NYPD COMMISHTHERE IS NOT ONEREASON FOR THEVIOLENCE WE'VE SEENOVER THIS PASTMONTH.

THERE AREMANY REASONS AND ITSTARTS WITH BAILREFORM THAT BEGANIN JANUARY OF THISYEAR.SO WE ASKED ERIECOUTNY DISTRICTATTORNEY FLYNN IFTHERE IS ACORRELATIONBETWEEN AN UPTICKIN VIOLENT CRIME INBUFFALO AND NEWBAIL REFORM LAWS.FLYNN: THERE'S NOWAY TO TELL THAT.THERE IS LITERALLY NOWAY.RUSACKTHE DA SAYS THERESREALLY NOT ENOUGHDATA TO MAKE ADECISION ABOUT BAILREFORM HE DOES SAYTHERE IS ONE ASPECTOF BAIL REFORM THATCOULD CORRELATEWITH THE RISE INCRIME, ESPECIALLYHERE IN THE CITY.FLYNN: A FAMILYMEMBER CAN PRETTYMUCH GO TO COURTAND JUST SIGN A PIECEOF PAPER THAT SAYS IPROMISE TO PAYMONEY IF JOE SMITHDOESN'T COME BACKTO COURT.FLYNN IS TALKINGABOUT UNSECUREDBONDS.WHILE ALLEGEDMURDERERS WON'TRECIEVE THIS OPTION,HE SAYS PEOPLEFACING LOWER LEVELVIOLENT FELONIESCAN RECIEVE THISOPTION.FLYNN: THAT MAY HAVEAN IMPACT.

BECUASETHAT'S DEALING WITHPEOPLE WHO ARECOMMITTING MORESERIOUS CRIMES.THERE IS NOAVAILABLE DATA TOBACK THAT THEORY.STILL... FLYNN IS INFAVOR OF TWEAKACUSED OF NON-VIOLENT CRIMES ARESITTING IN JAIL PEWERECARCRATEDWAITRTRIAIMPORTANT NOTE..WHILE VIOLENT CRIUMMER..FLYNN SAYS THANRIMEAF RUCK