Elimination of the 30/60 day waiting period will cost tax payer monies and undermine public safety by releasing large numbers of pre-trial defendants on electronic monitoring rather than bail.
GSBAA opposes SB 1180 because it will undermine public safety and deprive victims of their day in court by authorizing the release of pre-trail defendants on own recognizance release with or without electronic monitoring and without having to post bail.
We oppose the bail bond reinstatement fee because the cost estimates are exaggerated and it will discourage defendants who have failed to appear in court, from reappearing in court to stand trial for their alleged offense.
Pre-trial Programs called “a house of cards built on … misconceptions.” CARSON, CA — As counties across California are struggling with jail overcrowding and budget overruns as a result of Public Safety Realignment, some are still spending millions of tax dollars on less-than-effective Pre-trial Service programs that release defendants on their “own recognizance” (OR), based […]
