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Bail Reform Slashes Bergen County Jail Population: Good Or Bad?

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Of all defendants brought before judges in New Jersey between Jan. 1 and the end of May, 13% were ordered held.

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The population at the Bergen County Jail dropped by nearly 10% the first five months of this year -- and nearly 40% the past two years -- as a result of bail reform laws that have allowed more defendants to remain free before trial, statistics show.

Passaic County, like Bergen,...


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