(11/15/19) Malliotakis, Reilly, NYPD Unions Call For New Bail Law To Be Stopped

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R,C,I,-Brooklyn, Staten Island) and Assemblyman Mike Reilly (R-South Shore), along with every union representing the NYPD called for immediate changes to the new bail laws passed by Gov. Cuomo and NY Democrats set to take effect on January 1, 2020 at a press conference held today on Staten Island.

They expressed concerns about the impact it will have on the current drug epidemic affecting communities across our city and state if amendments aren’t made. Under the law, bail will be eliminated for defendants charged with most drug crimes, including selling on school grounds. After being arrested, they will be released back onto our streets to return to court on their own recognizance. Other crimes include criminally negligent homicide, stocking, strangulation, assault, robbery, burglary, and grand larceny.