So imagine my dismay upon finding that, according to an upstate paper (that deserves kudos for even identifying the issue)most of Syracuse's City Court judges are setting bail at two and three times more than they did 10 years ago for both the most serious and least serious crimes.
The paper goes on to report that In that time, the lengths of jail stays for people accused but not yet convicted of crimes has also doubled and tripled.
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2 comments:
Does this have to do with general inflation (as gas is more than 2x as expensive as 10 years ago)? This would explain the increased $$$ amounts.
I think the bigger stat is that the "length of stay for the accused" has more than doubled. (!)
Keep on posting! Its a great blog.
Nah. "What cost $100 in 1995 would cost $124.42 in 2005." See the inflation calculator.
If you ask me, trends should be something for judges to reflect and comment upon.
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