{"id":502224,"date":"2022-10-20T04:35:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T01:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letitia-james-open-to-bail-law-changes-amid-voter-disgust-on-crime\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T04:35:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T01:35:42","slug":"letitia-james-open-to-bail-law-changes-amid-voter-disgust-on-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letitia-james-open-to-bail-law-changes-amid-voter-disgust-on-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letitia James open to bail law changes amid voter disgust on crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c59a57af15\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c59a57af15\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letitia-james-open-to-bail-law-changes-amid-voter-disgust-on-crime\/#%E2%80%9CLetitia_James_open_to_bail_law_changes_amid_voter_disgust_on_crime%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letitia James open to bail law changes amid voter disgust on crime&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetitia_James_open_to_bail_law_changes_amid_voter_disgust_on_crime%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letitia James open to bail law changes amid voter disgust on crime&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New York Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James, who has championed the controversial cashless bail law that critics say fed a spike in violent and other crimes, said she\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/article\/news\/politics\/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-says-states-bail-reform-should-be-looked-at\/71-8c4223b0-a238-4c44-98bd-e8528df97dc1\">now open to<\/a> changes to the measures.<\/p>\n<p>The sudden shift in tone from James coincides with polls revealing voter disgust over surging crime\u00a0as a top concern and her race for re-election against a Republican challenger \u2014 who she has out-fundraised by nearly 20-to-1 \u2014 grows tighter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to address a wide range of issues, including but not limited to looking at bail reform,\u201d James told WGRZ in Buffalo this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand the concern that individuals have. I understand the fear that they have, but we\u2019ve got to work together and not politicize this very important issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Siena College Poll released Tuesday\u00a0showed James ahead of largely unknown Republican\u00a0rival Michael Henry by just 11 points, 51% to 40% \u2014 down from 16 points a few weeks\u00a0ago. She won her first election as the state\u2019s top law enforcement officer by 27 percentage points in 2018. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-465.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York State Attorney General, Letitia James\" class=\"wp-image-24328112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-465.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-465.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-465.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>James is currently seeking re-election, running against Republican candidate Michael Henry.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Eduardo Munoz\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>James had $2.75 million in cash on hand in her campaign treasury, according to the most recent report filed with the state Board of Elections. Henry\u2019s campaign had a balance of $146,212.    <\/p>\n<p>James\u2019 comments in Tuesday\u2019s TV interview mark a shift from what she said in an endorsement questionnaire submitted to the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic LGBT Club just back in May.<\/p>\n<p>She said then that legislators should be \u201cresisting the urge to overreact to spikes in crime\u201d \u2014 by tightening the bail law without credible data.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-464.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Michael Henry\" class=\"wp-image-24328111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-464.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-464.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-464.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Henry is trailing behind James by 11 points, according to a Sienna College Poll.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dennis A. Clark<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe must follow the data and really look at it from an analytical perspective. That means ensuring we are resisting the urge to overreact to spikes in crime that have occurred during this pandemic, without dismissing them outright,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe challenge we have faced is getting accurate and complete data. The state Office of Court Administration released data at the end of December and had to im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely revise those numbers, which shows that we don\u2019t yet have all of the information we need to guide us to a proper decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James did say then she would pay \u201cclose attention\u201d and work with the legislature to \u201cmake sure we are getting it right.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-466.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"bail bonds sign\" class=\"wp-image-24328113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-466.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-466.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/james-bail-reform-466.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The controversial bail laws have been a topic of discussion as James is up for reelection. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kathy Willens\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But when she first ran for AG in 2018, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TishJames\/status\/1058841206556372992?s=20&amp;t=Tgm5wKH3jLr3TtGYjWg1Lg\">James tweeted<\/a> , \u201cAs AG I\u2019ll work to eliminate cash bail in NY. We\u2019ll introduce legislation to replace it w\/ a more just system that doesn\u2019t punish poverty or discriminate against people of color.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Henry, her GOP opponent, pounced on the bail law waffle, saying, \u201cNew Yorkers do not trust flip-flopping Letitia James and they will dismiss Tish on Nov. 8.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2018, Letitia James campaigned on cashless bail and got what she wanted \u2014 and it failed. Then she claimed she needed more data as New Yorkers watch in horror as violent and repeat criminals victimize our neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He slammed James for accepting the backing of the leftist Working Families Party endorsement. The WFP supports defunding the police and opposes rollbacks to bail reform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLetitia James has proven again that she only cares about herself and her political career,\u201d said Henry. <\/p>\n<p>Most of the police unions endorsed Henry, saying James has not been a friend of law enforcement and has been largely silent during the debate over changing the bail law. <\/p>\n<p>Henry supports\u00a0repeal of the cashless bail law and imposing a standard to give judges discretion to post bail or detain defendants deemed dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview with the Buffalo station on Tuesday, James also said bail reform must be discussed with other\u00a0measures to reduce and prevent crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot incarcerate our way out of public safety,\u201d James said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to prevent it.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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