Delaware Legislation That Will Unconstitutionally Harm the Poor Moving in the Legislature Moving through the 2021 legislative session in Delaware is Senate Bill 7, which would require cash only bail in a laundry list of what are deemed severe crimes by the 14 democratic sponsors of the bill, including theRead More →
State Senator To Introduce Legislation To Address “Major Flaws” In Unsecured Bail (excerpt from 1stStateUpdate – Oct 13 2019) Republican Senator Colin Bonini, tomorrow is set to announce the introduction of legislation to repeal the bipartisan House Bill 204, which effected fundamental changes in bail law in 2018. In aRead More →
Taking a more measured approach to criminal justice reform, New York and Delaware reject radical changes. Legislative sessions ended in New York and Delaware with legislation failing in both states to upend the procedures of criminal justice with radical reforms aimed at eliminating cash bail in both states. InRead More →
