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Information war: Mayor and NYPD wage battle of statistics with criminal justice advocates over bail reform and recidivism

By Dean Moses
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Posted on August 3, 2022
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Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD officials traded verbal jabs with advocates Wednesday over bail reform.

The mayor joined Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell at One Police Plaza on Aug. 3 to make a damning charge against repeat criminal offenders. Adams cited everyday New Yorkers as being the victims sandwiched between an ongoing contentious debate surrounding bail reform.

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Information war: Mayor and NYPD wage battle of statistics with criminal justice advocates over bail reform and recidivism

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