Since April and the passage of the New York Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA) as one of 10 omnibus bills that made up the $175 billion state budget passed by state lawmakers April 1, law enforcement officials all over the state have been voicing their concerns for how this will impact the arrest, detention, and prosecution of accused criminals. With the reforms tailored largely to address issues in major metropolitan areas, come January 2020, rural counties and villages with relatively small law enforcement agencies will face a hard period of adjustment and potentially crippling costs to pay for increased personnel...
