bail reform
Legal experts are scrutinizing bail reform and the juvenile justice system after a 17-year-old, who had been arrested 12 times and was on parole, caused a deadly car crash in Brighton, New York. The teenager, who killed 92-year-old Thomas Chase while driving a stolen car, had previously been involved in numerous “smash-and-grab” incidents. Former Erie […]
Over 120 local leaders in business, law enforcement, and politicians in the Rochester area all co-signed a letter that calls for members of the assembly and senators to vote for the new proposals to the state’s bail laws. Governor Kathy Hochuls’ new proposal for the 2024 budget is going to remove the “least restrictive means […]
New York State Attorney General Letitia James say’s it’s time to take a look at bail reform. In an interview on WGRZ in Buffalo the Attorney General also said there is a major issue with gangs as well as with guns and drugs in New York State. AG James addressed the large role social media […]
In Rochester, the past 48 hours have been very difficult because of the violence. We are seeing and experiencing violence in a way we have never before. We now have the highest amount of homicides we have ever had in this city. This is tough to understand and even harder to deal with. So where […]
Written by DJ Sight The top of New Year 2020 will usher in new changes when it comes to bail. Some people believe that the new bail reform is a great idea. Other people think it’s a terrible idea and that it puts the public at risk. Some people will be set free without bail […]
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