Delaware

HB204 fails to move out of committee in Delaware amid safety concerns surrounding taxpayer funded pretrial release

Delaware legislators failed to move House Bill 204 through judicial committee today amid the backlash of issues surrounding taxpayer funded pretrial release.   “The guy that murdered my son on a Sunday afternoon in broad […]

National

New Jersey – Judiciary Denies OPRA Request While Attorney General’s Office Criticizes the “Science” Of Risk Assessments | What Are They Hiding?

The Superior Court of New Jersey has denied US Bail Reform’s Opra request for information relating to statistics on pretrial release and bail reform – even as the Attorney General’s Office criticizes the “science” of […]

Delaware

Delaware – Next in Line for Bail Reform? Unaccountable, Unfunded, and Reckless – Careful what you wish for…

A complete rewrite of Delaware’s criminal code has been introduced…which includes the “Get Out of Jail Free” movement disguised as “Bail Reform.” Last week, a group of judges and public defenders released a complete revamp of Delaware’s […]

New Jersey

Jersey City, NJ – Woman arrested for 3rd time this year detained without bail for 10 decks of heroin under NJ Bail Reform

The flaws of NJ Bail Reform continue to set offenders up for failure. Eliminating monetary commercial bail in favor of unaccountable pretrial release lacks the necessary accountability that acted as a deterrent and required family and […]

National

Monroe, NJ – Man threatens 14-year-old boy to perform oral sex – FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform (TWICE)

Michael Tuhy, 30, of Monroe Township, was arrested on July 13 for lewdness, third-degree endangering sexual contact with a child, and making terroristic threats – relating to an incident involving a 14-year-old boy where Tuhy […]

National

Jersey City, NJ – If preventative detention (no bail) was meant for the most violent offenders, why was this NJ teen denied release?

NJ Bail Reform is flawed and sets offenders up for failure. New Jersey has a serious identity crisis on their hands. On the one hand, eliminating commercial bail in favor of pretrial release lacks the […]