Petis: Bail reform evolving across U.S.
The goal isn’t to release more people or detain more people — it’s to make sure the right people are in jail while using ...
N.Y. bail reform needs more reforming
Andrew Cuomo performed a miracle at a Harlem church on a recent Sunday when he proclaimed from the pulpit that New York’s ...
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Ayotte signs bail overhaul, giving judges more discretion to detain defendants pretrial
State House Republicans pushed through a key policy goal of Gov. Kelly Ayotte: reforming a 2018 bail law that critics say ...
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New Hampshire governor signs controversial bail reform bill into law
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte signed House Bill 592 on Tuesday 'to end the failed reform social experiment in New ...
New Hampshire governor calls out "soft on crime" Massachusetts while signing changes to bail law
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a bill rolling back bail reform, drawing another distinction between how the Granite ...
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Ayotte signs NH bail overhaul, giving judges more discretion to keep defendants in jail
Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed an overhaul of New Hampshire’s bail policies into law Tuesday, the culmination of a swift ...
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Ayotte signs bail overhaul, giving judges more discretion to detain defendants pretrial
Kelly Ayotte speaking to reporters earlier in March in support of a bail reform law ... or those who are viewed as a flight risk. But the legal standard was raised in 2018, under a bipartisan ...
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Give Texas judges the option to deny bail. But don’t force them to lock up Grandpa | Opinion
The bill, SJR5, would address these shortcomings by allowing judges to deny bail for serious violent and sexual felonies based on clear and convincing evidence of public safety or flight risk.