The new state budget gives judges more power to jail people who were repeatedly ticketed for minor theft or property damage offenses
NEW YORK CITY -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers were poised Friday to use the state's $220 billion budget to make it easier for judges to incarcerate certain people awaiting trial.
Some left-leaning Democratic lawmakers voted against parts of the spending plan, and chastised Hochul for pushing a big subsidy for the Buffalo Bills' billionaire owners and trying to roll back bail reform:"We cannot legislate based on reactionary scare tactics," State Sen. Julia Salazar said. The budget released Friday would follow through with Hochul's proposal to give judges more power to jail people who were repeatedly ticketed for minor theft or property damage offenses.
Still, criminal justice advocates say the legislation will lead to more poor and minority New Yorkers being held behind bars while awaiting trial. All told, the changes could lead to about 4,500 more people a year newly exposed to bail, jail or other consequences, according to Zoe Towns, vice president for criminal justice reform at FWD.us, an advocacy organization.
If the budget passes, courts could order people to undergo more assisted outpatient treatment if a physician determines their mental illness symptoms substantially increased, and if those symptoms interfere with a major life activity.
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