Criminal
May 3, 2017
Bills would release dangerous criminals onto the street
SB 10 and AB 42 will upend the entire statewide pretrial detention system and bypass the valuable input of the upcoming judicial council report.
Eric Siddall
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
211 W Temple St Fl 11
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4455
Eric is vice president of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, the collective bargaining agent representing nearly 800 deputy district attorneys who work for the County of Los Angeles. The opinions expressed here are the author's own and do not reflect the views of his employer or any other organization.
LAW & ORDER
Senate Bill 10 and Assembly Bill 42 would effectively eliminate pretrial detention for almost everyone. This is probably not the intent of its authors, but that is its practical effect. These bills will release dangerous criminals back onto the street immediately after the commission of a crime, all under the guise of protecting the poor.
California, especially Los Angeles County, should be proud of its criminal justice syste...
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