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Opinion - An obscure court case could reverse bail reform. Kerry Kennedy, opinion contributor. November 27, 2024 at 1:00 PM. Last week would have been my father Robert F. Kennedy’s 99th birthday ...
The VISTA bail bond program in Baltimore in the 1960s, which dealt with 16-20 year old defendants, [70] suggested that while youth are more susceptible to negative consequences of pretrial release conditions, they are also more receptive to positive bail reform programs. There exist socioeconomic arguments against bail reform as well.
Jun. 13—CONCORD — After five years of sometimes bitter infighting, the Legislature approved a significant reform of the state's bail laws and Gov. Chris Sununu said he's looking forward to ...
Jun. 5—CONCORD — After five years of sometimes bitter division, House and Senate negotiators on Wednesday endorsed a bail reform bill that would require those arrested for violent crimes to ...
Porrino worked closely with Governor Christie and members of the New Jersey Legislature to secure the passage of numerous pieces of critical legislation, including the Criminal Justice Reform Act (i.e., bail reform). He was involved in the state's controversial ExxonMobil-New Jersey environmental contamination settlement. [6] [7] [8]
Cynthia Ellen Jones is a criminal defense attorney and professor of law at the American University Washington College of Law specializing in criminal law and procedure as well as bail reform. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Jones is an expert in racial disparities in the pretrial system and was previously the Director of the Public Defenders Service in Washington ...
Why NJ won't let Paterson settle with 2 who served 24 years before tossed conviction. Gannett. Joe Malinconico. April 19, 2024 at 4:26 AM. ... for a bail reduction hearing. ...
In August 2017, the governor passed a reform bill for the criminal justice system of Connecticut. This bill included a bail reform to get rid of cash bail for misdemeanor level and non-violent offenses. It also included a requirement of a criminal conviction before seizing the asset(s) someone put up for bail.