Por: WGN-TV Nation December 29, 2022
Posted: Dec 29, 2022 / 12:44 PM CST Updated: Dec 29, 2022 / 12:44 PM CST SHARE SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Reaction continued Thursday after a Kankakee County judge ruled the provision that In a ruling released late Wednesday, Kankakee County Chief Judge Thomas Cunnington said, “…the appropriateness of bail rests with the authority of the court and may not be determined by legislative fiat.” Republican leaders are applauding the decision while... + full article
New York Daily News USA Politics February 06, 2023
ALBANY — The public safety portion of Gov. Hochul’s proposed budget includes increasing money for prosecutors, boosting gun violence prevention programs and once again amending the state’s bail laws. The governor is hoping to win over fellow Democrats — who control both... + más
Gov. Hochul floats another N.Y. bail law rollback, new mental health plan in embrace of Adams’ priorities | New York Daily News
Hochul slammed for appointing bail-reform advocate as one of her top legal aides | New York Post
Orlando Sentinel USA Opinion February 01, 2023
Advocates urge that a bail reform bill backed by the Coalition for a Safe and Just Maryland be passed. (Michael Dresser, Baltimore Sun video) Bail reform — the abolition of cash bail for people arrested on some (or all) charges — is not, from a statistical standpoint, a... + más
Opinion | NBC News
Eric Adams slams bail reform after violent attacker freed from jail | Newsweek
Associated Press USA Politics January 02, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has halted provisions of a new law that would eliminate cash bail for criminal defendants, issuing a stay hours before the new policies were set to take effect Sunday.The high court said in Saturday’s order that the stay... + más
Illinois Supreme Court halts elimination of cash bail in SAFE-T Act | WGN-TV
Halted Stocks | Forbes
New York Daily News USA Politics December 15, 2022
ALBANY — Misleading media reports tying rising crime to New York’s cashless bail system played a major role in fueling public opposition to the reforms, says a new analysis from FWD.us, an advocacy group. FWD.us, which describes itself as a bipartisan organization, looked at... + más
NYC Mayor Adams tones down bail reform rhetoric in apparent pre-election boon to Gov. Hochul | New York Daily News
Editorial: California still violates the Constitution on bail | Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion December 04, 2022
Violent crime is up in California and around the nation, and many prosecutors, politicians and police officials place the blame — incorrectly — on so-called zero-bail policies and other changes to the traditional money bail system. Their arguments are seductive because they... + más
Voters approve amendment to change how judges determine bail in Ohio | 10 WBNS
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion November 29, 2022
The purpose of bail is to get people out of jail. There continues to be broad misunderstanding of that basic principle among Californians generally, and blatant violation of it — knowing or otherwise — among police and judges. The right to bail under the state and federal... + más
Gov. Hochul and Albany would rather keep jails empty than let victims like Keaira Bennefield live | New York Post
New York Daily News USA Politics October 21, 2022
ALBANY — Republicans are crying foul over Attorney General Letitia James’ openness to amending New York’s cashless bail system. James in a recent interview admitted that she’s not against the idea of state lawmakers once again revising the controversial bail reforms as... + más
Bail reform picking up in localities across the US | WPTV
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