Drug crimes on the rise across Cullman County (Excerpt from The Cullman Tribune – June 27, 2019) CULLMAN, Ala. – Drugs are a constant issue for law enforcement across Cullman County and, increasingly, they are finding their way into the day-to-day life of its citizens. A recent social media post showingRead More →
‘Yeah, I Took That Shot, Too.’ CMPD Chief Putney Blasts Chief Magistrate, Media (Excerpt from WFAE 90.7 – June 26, 2019) Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney on Thursday criticized recent changes to bail policy in Mecklenburg County, in which bail minimums have been reduced or eliminated, and more peopleRead More →
Missouri Supreme Court’s New Bail Rules Will Upend the Criminal Justice System on July 1, 2019 The Missouri Supreme Court’s new bail rules are going into effect on July 1, 2019. Unlike other states looking at bail reform, these rules were crafted by a secret panel that was not openRead More →
DA Cannizzaro addresses risk tool score, $1.15 million bond of CVS robbery defendant “The absurdity of this defendant’s risk assessment speaks volumes about what is wrong with the criminal justice system in the City of New Orleans,” Cannizzaro said. “Here we have a violent offender who attempted to rob aRead More →
Heroin deaths up, heroin convictions down, police stymied: NJ lawmakers need to step in (JEFF EDELSTEIN COLUMN) “Bail reform is a disaster,” this very level-headed officer told me. “Part of bail reform was to keep non-violent offenders out of jail, and that’s good, but it’s turned into is catch andRead More →
3 charged with attempted murder released on $500 bond “Simply ridiculous,” said Chief James Craig, when told of the low bonds. “What message are we sending to people who engage in violent, predatory crime? The message is: it’s not that serious.” http://ow.ly/lYiU50uE73D (Excerpt from WXYZ Detroit) In the midst ofRead More →
Texas: El Paso County Creates a Risk Assessment Shred-a-Thon Under Threat of Litigation as Momentum Against Pretrial Risk Assessment Continues to Grow On October 1, 2018, El Paso County implemented its new bail policy. El Paso’s new policy is based on the use of a risk assessment tool and theRead More →
Behind the divide on bail reform, frustration over ‘revolving door’ (excerpt from The Spokesman Review – June 2 2019) On the afternoon of April 27, Jordan Knippling emerged from his room at MultiCare Valley Hospital, kicked over a linen basket and grabbed a brand-new electrocardiogram machine. Knippling had checked himselfRead More →
AB 125 Would Implement the New Mexico Bail System in Nevada Eliminating money bail and going to the system of risk-based preventative detention has been the trend over the last few years. Unfortunately, reformers aren’t mentioning that the solution, the system of risk-based preventative detention, has been unraveling at itsRead More →
One dangerous bail reform law: The Legislature must fix mistakes that will make New York City neighborhoods more vulnerable to crime (excerpt from NY Daily News – May 28 2019) As part of this year’s budget bill, the Legislature has passed a measure that will greatly reduce the number ofRead More →
