Listen: Comptroller, Mckinsey And Federal Government discussed on All Things Considered
"Wealthy New York city's comptroller wants the city to reconsider doing business with the prominent consulting firm McKinsey after a report about the company's work with immigration and customs enforcement a New York times in ProPublica investigation should mackenzie consultants told the federal government to cut spending on food and medical care for detained immigrants stringer calls that in humane it does raise questions what cuts would mackenzie to close to the city what communities the city is awarded a total of twenty three million dollars in contracts to McKinsey including consulting work for the department of correction stringer says he plans to review those agreements mackenzie has not returned our request for comment supporters of bail reform claim opponents are using scare tactics to try to change the state's new laws before they go into effect in January W. N. Y. C.'s Beth Fertig reports on why they're upset for weeks prosecutors and some Albany legislators have been speaking out against the new laws even calling for a delay they claim to many people accused of serious crimes will be released while awaiting trial but Marvin may field of just leadership USA says the old system kept too many people in jail before they've been convicted of anything jail is a hard place to be is a very dangerous place people lose their lives because they're sitting there waiting and mainly because they can't pay their way out the new laws prevent judges from setting bail on those accused of misdemeanors and non violent felonies about ninety percent of cases in New York City"