New York Democrats don’t understand how criminals think

Published March 4, 2024 2:23pm ET



The “logic” at the core of the Democratic Party is that giving criminals no consequences for their actions won’t make crime worse. Unsurprisingly, that just keeps proving to be untrue.

A study from Data for Collaborative Justice, a pro-reform group, evaluated the arrest rates for criminals in upstate and suburban New York under the state’s bail reform law. It found that 66% of those with a criminal record who were released were arrested again within two years. It also found that 67% with a recent arrest for a violent felony were arrested again after release within two years of their arraignment, with almost half being rearrested for a felony.

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