N.H. bail reform data remains elusive as repeat offenders bog down courts (excerpt from the Concord Monitor – Oct 12 2019) Rochester police arrested 36-year-old Jonathan Candilieri on Sept. 27 for the fifth time since May after he repeatedly failed to appear in court for felony crimes. A judge againRead More →
Governor wants lawmakers to tweak bail reform after complaints from police, Manchester officials (excerpt from the Union Leader Oct 4 2019) CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu is calling for legislators to review the bail reform law passed last year and consider new legislation. But legislators who introduced the new lawRead More →
Manchester aldermen to send letter to legislators saying bail reform ‘just isn’t working and we’re paying a price’ (excerpt from the Union Leader – Oct 1 2019) MANCHESTER — Saying bail reform “just isn’t working and we’re paying a price,” Manchester aldermen voted Tuesday night to direct the city solicitorRead More →
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 →
Law enforcement officials call for changes to bail-reform law (except from WMUR9 New Hampshire, Feb 19, 2019) CONCORD, N.H. — Police and prosecutors are seeking sweeping changes to the state’s six-month-old bail reform law, but the new Senate majority leader said any problems with the law aren’t the Legislature’s fault.Read More →
