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Bail Reform Action with NYS Legislative Leaders
March 15, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join CBE, Central Synagogue, and other faith and community organizations as we call upon our legislative leaders to pass fair and progressive bail reform this spring.
Almost 4,000 people sit in NYC jails because they are too poor to pay bail. 90% are Black or Latino. Innocent people who can’t pay bail have to choose: plead guilty, get a permanent criminal record, but go home; or stay in a brutal jail indefinitely while they fight their case. If people have to stay in jail, they can lose jobs, housing, even custody of their kids. Bail reform will be decided by the end of March and we want our legislators to hear just how important this is to us. Our power is in our numbers.