Gov. Kelly Ayotte speaks at a press conference touting the one-year signing anniversary of a law to create stricter bail standards, April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ethan DeWitt/New Hampshire Bulletin)

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.

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