AOC, other House Dems press NYC prosecutors on 'excessive bail' for prisoners
house-of-representatives on the House Oversight Committee are demanding more answers from new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York City’s< in jail longer than necessary. “We have grave concerns that excessive bail amounts are leading to unnecessary pretrial detention and contributing to a humanitarian crisis in New York City’s jail system, particularly on Rikers Island,” said Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.,…