Ayotte touts increased incarceration one year after stricter bail law signed

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: April 10, 2026

Words: 1,120

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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One year after Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a law to pare back the state’s bail reform efforts, both sides of the debate agree on one thing: More people are being held in jail.

The Coös County Department of Corrections has a 50% increase in people jailed since last year, Attorney General John Formella said Tuesday. In Merrimack County, the jail population has grown by 30%, Formella added.

To those who argue the past system allowed …

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