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Bail Reform Undermined in New York and Across the Country
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
19 May 2023
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Black Agenda Radio · Bail Reform Undermined in New York and Across the Country

Erin George is National Director of Policy for the Bail Project. She joins us from Philadelphia, to discuss how the New York State Legislature has undermined the bail reform it began four years ago. Bail reform is under attack across the country.

Bail reform
Cash bail
mass incarceration

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