The Fray: Orange DA Hoovler: Condemn ‘reckless’ bail changes (excerpt from recordonline – Oct 5 2019) Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler invoked the hit-and-run accident in the Town of Highlands in which a motorcyclist was killed last week as a prime example of the pitfalls of bail reforms enactedRead More →
New Bail Reform Law Faces Criticism in Hudson Valley (excerpt from Hudson Valley Post – Oct 4 2019) Read More: New Bail Reform Law Faces Criticism in Hudson Valley Some say the safety of Hudson Valley residents is being put in danger with a new bail law that will keep manyRead More →
Manchester aldermen to send letter to legislators saying bail reform ‘just isn’t working and we’re paying a price’ (excerpt from the Union Leader – Oct 1 2019) MANCHESTER — Saying bail reform “just isn’t working and we’re paying a price,” Manchester aldermen voted Tuesday night to direct the city solicitorRead More →
Law enforcement officials blast bail reform measures (excerpt from NH Edge Radio, Sept 28 2019) “We’ve created a catch-and-release environment where we’re dealing with the same people over and over again. There’s no accountability for anyone anymore because there’s no incentive for anyone to go to court.” ROCHESTER — ARead More →
State requests arrest warrant for burglary suspect released on PR bail a second time (excerpt from The Rochester Voice, Sept 27 2019) DOVER – The Rochester transient whose arrest in two burglaries in three days in July highlighted the failures of the state’s recent bail reform legislation has been indictedRead More →
Arnold Ventures Admits the Public Safety Risk Assessment is Not the Answer; Instead, Nebulous Concepts and Renewing a Failed Forty-Seven-Year-Old Movement is Now the Answer Arnold Ventures, the proprietor of the most widely used pretrial risk assessment in the country, is bending under pressure…now reinventing itself as a for-profit soRead More →
Minneapolis Mayor is Going to “End Cash Bail” By Hiring Social Workers? Last week, Minneapolis Mayor Frey announced that he was going to “end cash bail” in the city for a wide range of misdemeanors by hiring social workers to manage defendants with a history of failing to appear toRead More →
Authorities: Ex-Con Allendale Burglar Who Fought Police Freed, Breaks Into Another House (excerpt from The Daily Voice 9/19/19) An ex-con from Allendale who fought furiously with police as they tried to arrest him for burglary three days after he was released from prison was ordered freed by a judge fromRead More →
Pretrial Expert Criticizes New Tool Indiana Courts Will Use (excerpt from wfyi Indianapolis) A new rule taking effect Jan. 1 says courts should use a tool known as IRAS to help determine whether criminal defendants should be released before trial or where to set bail amounts. The risk assessments examine,Read More →
Houston police chief calls on courts to ‘stop pussyfooting’ after second officer-involved shooting (excerpt from Fox 26 9/16/19) HOUSTON (FOX 26) – Houston’s police chief called on Harris County criminal courts to “stop pussyfooting” after another officer involved shooting Monday morning left a suspect dead. Chief art Acevedo voiced his frustrationRead More →
