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Fixing outcome disparity while retaining judicial flexibility remains a paradox that bail reformists have yet to solve, and is a point where many activists diverge. Another solution is to pass federal laws. This would mean amending the Bail Reform Act of 1984 to explicitly require courts to take into account a defendant's economic status. [64]
Some states, including New Jersey and New York, have significantly reduced the use of cash bail. But the mood has swung heavily in the opposite direction in the post-pandemic years, and many ...
The U.S. state of New York enacted bail reform, in an act that stood from January to June 2020. As part of the New York State Fiscal Year (SFY) Budget for 2019–2020, passed on April 1, 2019, [1] [2] cash bail was eliminated for most misdemeanor and non-violent felony charges, [3] including stalking, assault without serious injury, burglary, many drug offenses, and some categories of arson ...
In 2019, after advocacy from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and other organizations, the New York legislature reformed bail laws to ensure that people wouldn’t be denied access to bail simply ...
Under the previous law, only 14 crimes — mainly violent offenses — mandated the use of cash bail. However, starting in July, crimes such as unlawful assembly, failing to appear in court for a ...
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.
Dec. 27—While the United States Supreme Court ultimately declined to review a 2017 lawsuit claiming the use of Cullman County's bail procedures unconstitutionally favor wealthier defendants ...
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 ...