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Should people too poor to make bail be doing time on Rikers Island?

6/13/2015

From the New York Law Journal: "Defendants detained pretrial are nearly twice as likely to be convicted, are less likely to have charges reduced and are more likely to be sentenced to prison."

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New York City has an under 20% conviction rate for small weapons arrests, which are mostly for knife possession -- is this just another way for cops to make quota?

6/1/2015

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Should people too poor to make bail be doing time on Rikers Island?

New York City has an under 20% conviction rate for small weapons arrests, which are mostly for knife possession -- is this just another way for cops to make quota?

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