bail reform

Views Around New York Albany should make jail reform a priority From: Sochie Nnaemeka and TeAna Taylor. special to the Utica Observer-Dispatch. There’s no doubt that Albany is undergoing a transformation. Voters across the state turned out in record numbers to elect Democratic and Working Families champions to the Legislature last year, winning super-majorities in both houses. And this April, the results were made clear: New York passed a budget that provides historic funding to our public school students, tenants,…