BAINBRIDGE – Assemblyman Clifford W. Crouch (R-Bainbridge) today called on the governor to repeal or delay bail reform changes set to take effect on January 1 of next year.

The bail reform changes, which were adopted with the passage of the state budget in January, would allow hundreds of defendants accused of offenses considered “non-violent” to walk free of bail while awaiting trial.

Early last week, a story broke in the New York Post that stated Mayor Bill De Blasio would be considering a plan to release roughly 900 inmates ahead of the January 1 effective date and would be rewarding criminals that show up to their court date with taxpayer-funded baseball tickets, movie passes and gift cards.