New York Republican Chair Nick Langworthy continues to push for repeal of criminal justice reforms that went into effect in January.
The reforms include ending cash bail for most nonviolent crimes and accelerating the deadline for the prosecution to turn over evidence.
Republicans and some law enforcement have said these changes were rushed and claimed they have dangerous unintended consequences.
Langworthy says he doesn’t have a lot of faith Democrats in Albany will do much to address these concerns before the budget is due next month.
“I don’t care what they do in the budget process because it won’t be enough. It’ll be window dressing, it’ll be cosmetic changes, and they’ll declare victory, spike the football and think they’re done with it.”
Langworthy hopes, in an election year, Democrats hear from voters displeased with the reforms at the ballot box.
Meanwhile, supporters of the reform say it’s too early to know the true effect of the reforms.
