Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

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Many people in New York City’s jails today are behind bars only because they cannot afford the very low bail set in their minor criminal cases. This raises concerns about…

ByJarrett Murphy 5 minRead time

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Oct 2007

Justice

Overdue Finds: The NYPD's Warrants Section

There are somewhere between 160,000 and 1.5 million open warrants in the five boroughs. They represent the caseload of the NYPD’s Warrants Section.

ByJarrett Murphy 0 minRead time

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Oct 2007

Justice

Clang for a Buck: The Curious Case of Dollar Bails

It’s rare, but it happens: A person gets arrested on multiple charges, has $1 bail set on one, clears the other counts up, but remains in jail for lack of…

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Oct 2007

Justice

Ripped from Arraignments: Bail ‘Law & Order' Style

The long-running cops-and-courtrooms drama often brings viewers into the bail hearing.

ByJarrett Murphy 5 minRead time

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Oct 2007

Economy Government

Stung By Sam: .44-Caliber Bail Reform

The city’s bail system wasn’t the same after one defendant named David Berkowitz came through a Brooklyn courthouse.

ByJarrett Murphy 3 minRead time

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Oct 2007

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Chapter 7: Room for Reform? Bail and its Alternatives

Other cities have employed new methods of pre-trial monitoring to avoid setting financial bail. Given the scale of the city’s criminal justice system, would such an approach deliver both public…

ByJarrett Murphy 25 minRead time

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Oct 2007

Economy Housing and Homelessness

Chapter 6: Bail, Truth and Consequences

The decision to impose financial bail can have an impact on the city’s jail costs, the ability of the court system to establish truth and an individual’s work, family, housing…

ByJarrett Murphy 28 minRead time

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Oct 2007

Justice

Chapter 5: No Escape From The Politics Of Bail

Bail does serve a purpose: preventing defendants from skipping court. But in legislatures and courthouses, there’s political pressure to also use it to punish.

ByJarrett Murphy 11 minRead time

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Oct 2007

Justice