Former New York Gov. David Paterson on Sunday called on state legislators in Albany to fix the bail reform law that he says is releasing criminals who pose a “danger to society” out into the streets.

“You just need to get assembly members to understand, we’re not killing bail reform, we are taking the parts of it that are already demonstrating that we went too far out of the legislation,” he told host John Catsimatidis on AM 970’s The Cat’s Radio Roundtable.

During the interview, Paterson admitted that the reform law — which prevents suspects from being held pending trial on most misdemeanors and non-violent felonies — had some positive effects, but that the scope of the legislation too severely limited judges’ ability to decide whether someone should walk free while they await trial.

“You don’t want people sitting in jail for 18 months because they can’t afford $200 bail, but at the same time, you don’t want anyone coming out on bail who’s a danger to society,” he said. “We want to make sure that if [someone] has a record of being violent, they can’t commit any further crimes before they are tried for the one before the court.”

The ex-governor also blamed the impending closure of Rikers Island for the city’s recent uptick in crime.

“[By] cutting the population at Rikers, they’ve cut [the number of] real, hardcore criminals who are there,” he said.

Paterson is one in a growing number of Democrats — including Mayor Bill de Blasio and Long Island Assemblyman Steve Englebright — who have called for tweaks to the reforms.