When the glittering ball finished its descent into Times Square at exactly midnight on Jan. 1, it didn’t just announce the dawn of the New Year — it ushered in a dangerous new reality of foolhardy New York state bail reform laws. These laws were drafted by a liberal state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. According to a USA Today survey of New York counties, the new provisions culminated in the immediate release of 3,800 people held in jails.
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