Criminal
Jun. 30, 2020
Reducing lockup population for virus was insufficient test of bail reform, lawyers say
In the two months since state courts adopted a zero bail schedule for most misdemeanor and felony offenses, more than 20,000 defendants were released from custody while roughly 8% committed new offenses, the Judicial Council has said.
In the two months since state courts adopted a zero bail schedule for most misdemeanor and felony offenses, more than 20,000 defendants were released from custody while roughly 8% committed new offenses, the Judicial Council has said.
While jail populations were reduced to historic lows in many counties, prosecutors and other criminal law experts question whether two months was enough time to draw empirical conclusions about what wou...
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