Letter: Behind the Injustices of Bail

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Re "Top Judge Says Bail in New York Isn't Safe or Fair" (front page, Feb. 6):

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman's harsh critique of New York State's bail process is completely on point; it has functioned as a system of preventive detention for poor people for decades or longer.

It is important for reform-minded policy makers to understand the connection between this problem and policing practices in New York City. A main reason our jails detain so many low-income people who can't make even low bails is that the police arrest so many low-income people, often for frivolous reasons and on unwarranted charges.

One way to remedy the inequity of having so many people confined not because of public safety or justice considerations but because of their socioeconomic status is to redirect policing practices away from the aggressive, arrest-oriented approach to community policing strategies, in which officers partner with local residents and merchants in addressing the problems of crime and social disorder in our neighborhoods.

ROBERT GANGI
Director, Police Reform Organizing
Project, Urban Justice Center
New York, Feb. 6, 2013

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