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Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Monday, May 4, 2020.
‘It is reasonable to assume that the majority of people pushed to the brink by New York State on Pause are those who can least afford a $1,000 fine or a stay in jail, but they are likely to be the ones targeted most by police.’
‘Individuals not currently concerned with our large jail population may start to care when they see what 3,300 really looks like.’
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