“Leftist justice reform” is the reason that the NYC subway shooting suspect wasn’t in jail at the time of the attack.”
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Claim dated 13 Apr 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Frank James wasn't out of jail because of "leftist justice reform." His prior arrests in NY were in the ’90s, most occurring when Republican Rudy Giuliani was NYC’s mayor and well before current justice reform efforts.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 April 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 April 2022, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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