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Bail reform has divided New Yorkers for years. Now the president is weighing in on the debate.

Proponents of the changes say they will make New Yorkers safer, but opponents disagree.

If the proposed laws pass, judges will have more freedom to monitor and hold people accused of crimes.

The debate over changing bail laws is now turning to what should be done about these alleged recidivists.

A press conference against bail reform featured 10 offenders who were, in fact, eligible to be held on bail.

People were held more for than a day after their loved ones posted bail for their release.

Josh Solomon, a reporter for the Times Union in Albany, broke down the numbers on WNYC's "All Things Considered."

Currently, more than 4,400 people are being held on Rikers Island and in other city jails pre-trial, mostly due to bails they are unable to post.

Twelve people have died in city jails so far this year. Data shows judges have contributed to the swelling detainee population. An analysis by Gothamist/WNYC and New York Focus shows who the top judges are.

"The only way to reconcile this is to conclude that the NYPD's repeated claims of rising crime are a story of their own making."