A $25 million proposal put forward by New York State Democrats in Albany seeks to pay released prisoners up to $2,600 for reentry into the community.
"In New York, crime pays, literally," GOP State Sen. George Borrello said told Fox 5 New York. "My colleagues seem to think that these are folks that are a victim of circumstances.
"You chose to commit a crime in New York State. If you really are concerned about how much money you're going to have in your pocket when you leave prison, then don't go there to begin with."
The bill seeks to reduce recidivism for New York's criminals amid a crime wave, but state Republican lawmakers are blasting the proposal as the latest in years of New York Democrat moves that brought defund the police, cashless bail, and policies from Albany that police say hamstrung their law enforcement ability.
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