Briefly describe the following reforms and/or changes to the New York’s criminal justice system mentioned in the article and state whether you believe these changes are necessary to the criminal justice system in New York or in the state where you reside or in the U.S. (why/why not) based on your understanding of the material read and/or what was discussed during live lectures (from the beginning of the course until now).
1) Setting monetary bail
2) The prosecutor’s “discovery obligations”
3) The defendant’s right to a statutory speedy trial