NYPD commissioner warns that city’s criminal justice system is ‘imploding’

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New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said that the city’s criminal justice system is falling apart for a combination of reasons.

“We cannot keep people safe without keeping bad, dangerous, people off the streets,” Shea said this week. “You have a criminal justice system that’s imploding. That’s the kindest way to put it.”

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