The coasts could not be more divergent right now on bail reform. Delaware Democrats, who enjoy a super-majority in the House of Representatives, passed Senate Bill 7, which requires cash-only bail to be posted a variety of serious offenses in order to be released. Governor John Carney immediately signed theRead More →
Legislators in Sacramento said for two years they wanted to end cash bail. In 2018, they ran into a roadblock of opposition so strong with Senate Bill 10 that the bill stalled out. Then, on a Friday in 2018, a completely new version of end cash bail appeared (a.k.a., aRead More →
Senate Bill 262, the Latest Bail Reform Legislation, Is Clearly Unconstitutional The California Senate’s power has increased so dramatically they now are able to usurp powers belonging to other branches of government without as much as an objection. We get it. If you cross the California legislature, you pay theRead More →
American Bail Coalition Statement on California A.B. 329, S.B. 262 (2021 session) We believe the legislation is unfortunately unconstitutional in several respects. One, the California Constitution clearly contemplates that only judges will have the power to set bail. These bills would set bail at $0 by legislative edict, and wouldRead More →
COMMUNITY VOICES: LA DA George Gascón has an offer no criminal can refuse (excerpt from Bakersfield.com 12.27.20) Are you a convicted felon with a history of violent crime? A murderer? Rapist? Child molester? Human trafficker? Drunk driver who kills? Do you take pleasure in using firearms to ratchet up bodyRead More →
Newly-elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is clearly a man on a mission to create new laws, whether the public likes it or not — or even if his authority to do so is in question. (Excerpt from the Daily Journal 12.2.20) He has been so obsessed withRead More →
Gascón’s reforms at odds with public safety and LA voters (excerpt from the Los Angeles Daily News – 12.9.20) The arrogance of power reached new heights, or depths, in California on Monday. Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón disregarded the just-declared will of the voters and announcedRead More →
California Voters Uphold the Right to Bail and Reject the No-Money Bail System and Pretrial Risk Assessments In a stunning defeat, California voters shelved the State’s 2018 no-money bail plan, Senate Bill 10, in the general election after a referendum effort had put the question before voters. A “Yes” voteRead More →
California Voters Reject Computerized No-Money Bail System; Affirm State’s Fundamental Right To Bail FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lakewood, CO (November 4, 2020) – California’s Proposition 25 went down to a resounding defeat in Tuesday’s general election. The fight over the state’s move to a no-money bail system, which dragged on forRead More →
California Court Of Appeals Rules The Emergency Statewide Bond Schedule, Like Other Bail Schedules, Do Not Bind California Judges On April 6th, the California Judicial Council issued a statewide emergency order setting a statewide bail schedule in California to $0.00 for most misdemeanors and many felony offenses. The measure wasRead More →
