Friend, Over 18,000 of you signed a petition and even more joined me in being vocal against the disastrous bail reform which took effect on January 1st and reduced our safety and increased crime in our city and state.
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Friend,
As we continue to fight COVID-19, I want to make sure you are also aware of significant changes we achieved to New York’s dangerous bail reform while we were in Albany earlier this month.
Over 18,000 of you signed a petition and even more joined me in being vocal against the disastrous bail reform which took effect on January 1st and reduced our safety and increased crime in our city and state.
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At the beginning of March, Nicole was invited on FOX & Friends to discuss the bail reform and fixes to the law getting closer.
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Fixing the botched bail reform has been one of my top priorities and we’ve made progress under the one-party rule in Albany. After countless press conferences, community outrage, and pressure we put on Governor Cuomo and the Democrats, here’s what we achieved:
A large number of offenses were added to the list of "qualifying offenses" that are eligible for bail:
- Class A-I felony drug offenses;
- Sex trafficking;
- Money laundering in support of terrorism in the 3rd and 4th degrees;
- Strangulation
- Promoting a sexual performance by a child;
- Any crime that is alleged to cause the death of another person;
- Vehicular assault in the 1st degree;
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The changes also fixed issues that district attorneys had with discovery reform and better protects victims and witnesses personal information.
It's been a long-fought battle, but we persisted and were able to achieve significant changes to the botched bail reform adopted by the governor with one-party rule in last year’s budget. Not only did we add a significant number of offenses to those that qualify for bail, we added provisions to stop "unlimited chances" by ensuring that a person who either commits a
crime after being released on their own recognizance, is on probation or is on post release supervision will have to face a judge in court who will be able to set bail.
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Appearing on Tucker Carlson Tonight in November 2019, Nicole brought national attention to New York's radical bail law and launched her petition.
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I'm happy to have worked with the District Attorneys’ Association, police unions, my colleagues and the public to demand common-sense changes to protect public safety.
While more still needs to be done, this is a big step in the right direction. Thank you for your help in making these improvements a reality.
Sincerely,
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PAID FOR BY NICOLE FOR NEW YORK (FEDERAL)
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