Albany man accused of woman’s death set free under new bail rules (excerpt from Times Union, Jan 3 2020) ALBANY — It did not take long for New York’s criminal justice reforms to impact the Capital Region. Or, for lawyers on opposing sides to clash bitterly over them. On Thursday,Read More →
Island Park woman arrested twice after release under bail reform law (excerpt from News 12 Long Island, Jan 2 2020) An Island Park woman is accused of breaking into a Hewlett school following her release from jail under the new bail reform law. Police say 20-year-old Maria Campione was arrestedRead More →
New York’s ‘bail reform’ is going to lead to people being hurt and killed. It’s already happening. (excerpt from Law Enforcement Today – Jan 2, 2020) NEW YORK- For many, January 1 represents a new beginning. “New year, new me!” New years resolutions. All that jazz. For criminals in New York,Read More →
Police look for accused felon who fled as bail laws are phased in (excerpt from the Post Star – Dec 30 2019) The state’s new bail laws don’t start officially until Wednesday, but local police are already looking for an alleged home burglar and gun thief who fled the stateRead More →
Brooklyn hate assault suspect arrested, freed, arrested again, freed again (excerpt from Daily News, Dec 30 2019) A Brooklyn woman was freed without bail Monday for the second time in three days on a charge of assaulting a stranger on the street. Tiffany Harris, 30, was arrested Sunday on chargesRead More →
Man Who Sucker Punched NYPD Officer Released Without Bail; Police Unions Tweet Outrage (excerpt from 4NBC New York, Dec28, 2019) A New York Police Department officer was punched and wrestled to the ground in Brooklyn this week, and it was all caught on camera. The Sergeants Benevolent Association tweeted videoRead More →
NY bail reform: Judges won’t be able to set bail on these crimes Excerpt from Observer-Dispatch Dec 15 2019 Under New York’s new bail laws, effective Jan. 1, judges will not be able to set bail on any of the following crimes (and most attempts to commit these crimes) andRead More →
I’m all for criminal-justice reform but NYC’s latest changes are nuts Excerpt from the New York Post – Dec 15 2019 New York desperately needed to fix its criminal-justice system, but — as we’re now belatedly learning — the reforms Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law last spring go wayRead More →
Man bailed out by nonprofit accused of raping woman a week after release. Will The Bronx Freedom Fund be held accountable? Were they even monitoring this defendant? “A New York nonprofit bailed out a thug with a lengthy rap sheet — who was arrested for allegedly raping and robbing aRead More →
Stop NM judges from legislating catch-and-release Excerpt from the Albuquerque Journal – Dec 13 2019 I guess it’s fair to say that I know how to kick a hornet’s nest, and with the rightful outrage about the recent Fabian Gonzalez release (in the Victoria Martens case), it’s time to visitRead More →
