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 →
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 →
BAIL REFORM: Released Hackensack Burglar Hits Same Business For 3rd Time, Police Say (excerpt from Hackensack Daily Voice 9/16/19) Less than a week after he was released for breaking into two area businesses, a habitual Hackensack offender did it again — at the same deli he’d burglarized twice before, authoritiesRead More →
Judge Releases Rockland Driver Who Rammed Police Car At GWB After Multi-Town Chase (excerpt from the Daily Voice Aug 18 2019) A Rockland driver who was captured by Fort Lee police on the George Washington Bridge after he rammed a patrol car at the toll plaza during a wild chaseRead More →
NYPD Deputy Commissioner slams bail reform, says 99% won’t see jail cell (excerpt from the New York Post Aug 11 2019) Almost everyone arrested in the Big Apple — aside from those facing murder or attempted murder charges — will not see a jail cell until convicted under new bail rules,Read More →
Local group says public safety is at risk if bail system isn’t fixed (excerpt from KHOU 11 Aug 6 2019) After a pregnant woman was recently stabbed to death by her husband who was out on bond, a local group says the bail system needs to be fixed. HOUSTON —Read More →
Monroe Co. DA Says NY Bail Reform Will Lead to “Catch and Release” (excerpt from Spectrum News Aug 6 2019) Local governments across New York State are preparing for bail reform arriving in January that will bring sweeping changes to how low-level felonies and misdemeanor crimes are prosecuted. It begins with eliminatingRead More →
