New York lawmakers discuss bail and judicial discretion at budget hearing as Hochul pushes changes

Democrats pressed administration officials and law enforcement leaders about the governor’s proposal to strip language from the state’s bail laws requiring judges to impose the “least restrictive” conditions to ensure a defendant returns to court.

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