Government,
Criminal,
Civil Rights
Nov. 13, 2017
A bail reform time warp
Bail reform advocates are in a time warp. Their portrayals of the criminal justice system resemble Charles Dickens's England more than present day California.
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
Bail reform advocates are in a time warp. Their portrayals of the criminal justice system resemble Charles Dickens's England more than present day California. They describe jails filled to the brim with first-time, indigent, low-level offenders languishing behind bars and losing their livelihoods, families and dignity. California State Sen. Robert Hertzberg, proposed Senate Bill 10, to right these alleged wrongs. The bill's preambl...
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