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Apparently in NY it's less than 6 years[1] or life[2]: [1]"New York top court clears man held six years at Rikers Island without trial" https://cn.reuters.com/
by antattack 6y ago
Apparently in NY it's less than 6 years[1] or life[2]:
[1]"New York top court clears man held six years at Rikers Island without trial"
https://cn.reuters.com/article/instant-article/idUSKCN1FZ2YZ https://cn.reuters.com/article/instant-article/idUSKCN1FZ2YZ
[2]"Browder tragically ended his life in 2015 after suffering beatings, two years of solitary confinement, and egregious conditions during the three years he was incarcerated on Rikers Island—all because of a baseless accusation that he stole a backpack. "
https://www.nyclu.org/en/news/new-york-may-finally-do-something-help-prevent-what-happened-kalief-browder https://www.nyclu.org/en/news/new-york-may-finally-do-someth...
- djoldman 6y agoIn cases where you see people in jail for years it's because the defendant has waived their right to a speedy trial until they are next in court. Every time they go to court, they waive their right to a speedy trial until the next time they're in court. If they didn't, the judge would set a trial date for within a short period of time (less than 70 days). In practice, defendants will waive dates to fit into the judge's calendar.
- alasdair_ 6y agoThe Browder case is appalling. For those claiming it was the fault of the defendant for waiving their right to a speedy trial, look at the “trial” section here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalief_Browder https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalief_Browder Over and over the prosecution was not ready and over and over the judge allowed it.