Bail reform that would set more inmates free until proven guilty draws criticism (excerpt from News 12 – Oct 11 2019) Orange County prosecutors voiced their concerns Friday with new state bail reforms that release people accused of serious crimes. Vehicular homicide, second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide are justRead More →
The Fray: Orange DA Hoovler: Condemn ‘reckless’ bail changes (excerpt from recordonline – Oct 5 2019) Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler invoked the hit-and-run accident in the Town of Highlands in which a motorcyclist was killed last week as a prime example of the pitfalls of bail reforms enactedRead More →
New Bail Reform Law Faces Criticism in Hudson Valley (excerpt from Hudson Valley Post – Oct 4 2019) Read More: New Bail Reform Law Faces Criticism in Hudson Valley Some say the safety of Hudson Valley residents is being put in danger with a new bail law that will keep manyRead 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 →
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 →
NY bail reform measure under scrutiny (Excerpt from WTEN 10 News – New York, June 28, 2019) ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – This session, lawmakers approved a series of bail reform measures that included eliminating cash bail. A news release from Speaker Heastie’s office released after the budget passed this sessionRead More →
One dangerous bail reform law: The Legislature must fix mistakes that will make New York City neighborhoods more vulnerable to crime (excerpt from NY Daily News – May 28 2019) As part of this year’s budget bill, the Legislature has passed a measure that will greatly reduce the number ofRead More →
Long Island lawmaker wants to tweak bail reforms to aid prosecutors in building cases against drug traffickers (excerpt from Daily News – April 25 2019) ALBANY — A Long Island Republican wants to rollback recently passed criminal justice reforms to ensure drug traffickers can’t escape justice. Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Hempstead)Read More →
N.Y. just helped drug traffickers: Bail reform will make it impossible for prosecutors to hold members of cartels while we build the cases against them (excerpt from the NY Daily News, April 11, 2019) New Yorkers will be shocked to discover that a new bail statute, passed as part ofRead More →
Questions being raised about the ‘Bail Project’ role in the death of St. Louis woman (excerpt from KPLR New York, April 15 2019) ST. LOUIS – A south St. Louis woman is dead after she was beaten in her apartment. Now there are questions about how a possible player in the caseRead More →
