Hundreds of thousands of people charged with crimes in the US each year are incarcerated while they await trial. Often it’s because they can’t afford to pay bail. New York City’s pretrial supervised release program aims to change that. A judge can opt to release some defendants under the supervision of a caseworker, who monitors their progress as they await their day in court. Bloomberg’s Fola Akinnibi and Sarah Holder join this episode to talk about how the program works, the fraught politics around it–and why it may become a blueprint for other cities and states.

Read more: America Is the World Leader in Locking People Up. One City Found a Fix

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Hundreds of thousands of people charged with crimes in the US each year are incarcerated while they await trial. Often it’s because they can’t afford to pay bail. New York City’s pretrial supervised release program aims to change that. A judge can opt to release some defendants under the supervision of a caseworker, who monitors their progress as they await their day in court. Bloomberg’s <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AUVJBBuMflw/fola-akinnibi">Fola Akinnibi</a> and <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AUc4d1kiuto/sarah-holder">Sarah Holder</a> join this episode to talk about how the program works, the fraught politics around it–and why it may become a blueprint for other cities and states.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-08-30/nyc-s-cash-bail-reform-program-is-working-but-caseworkers-need-help?srnd=bigtake">America Is the World Leader in Locking People Up. One City Found a Fix</a>
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NYC Tries Supervised Release Instead Of Jail. Other Cities Are Watching

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