Crouch calls on governor to delay bail reform changes
BAINBRIDGE – Assemblyman Clifford W. Crouch (R-Bainbridge) today called on the governor to repeal or delay bail reform changes set to take effect on January 1 of next year.
The bail reform changes, which were adopted with the passage of the state budget in January, would allow hundreds of defendants accused of offenses considered “non-violent” to walk free of bail while awaiting trial.
Early last week, a story broke in the New York Post that stated Mayor Bill De Blasio would be considering a plan to release roughly 900 inmates ahead of the January 1 effective date and would be rewarding criminals that show up to their court date with taxpayer-funded baseball tickets, movie passes and gift cards.
Some of the more heinous crimes that are included and considered “non-violent” are criminal sale of a controlled substance, manslaughter in the second degree, money laundering in support of terrorism, failure to register as a sex offender, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child and aggravated cruelty to animals, just to name a few.
“I am asking the governor to repeal the bail reform changes that are set to take effect on January 1,” said Crouch. “There are too many loopholes in the changes that allow dangerous criminals back on the street before trial. We as legislators need to sit down and figure out what can be amended to protect the public. This is a serious public safety concern that not only puts victims, but also witnesses and the general public in danger. There are some serious offenses that are included on that list, and now we have a mayor in New York City talking about releasing prisoners early and then bribing them with taxpayer-funded rewards and gifts to show back up to their court date. This is unacceptable.”
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The bail reform changes, which were adopted with the passage of the state budget in January, would allow hundreds of defendants accused of offenses considered “non-violent” to walk free of bail while awaiting trial.
Early last week, a story broke in the New York Post that stated Mayor Bill De Blasio would be considering a plan to release roughly 900 inmates ahead of the January 1 effective date and would be rewarding criminals that show up to their court date with taxpayer-funded baseball tickets, movie passes and gift cards.
Some of the more heinous crimes that are included and considered “non-violent” are criminal sale of a controlled substance, manslaughter in the second degree, money laundering in support of terrorism, failure to register as a sex offender, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child and aggravated cruelty to animals, just to name a few.
“I am asking the governor to repeal the bail reform changes that are set to take effect on January 1,” said Crouch. “There are too many loopholes in the changes that allow dangerous criminals back on the street before trial. We as legislators need to sit down and figure out what can be amended to protect the public. This is a serious public safety concern that not only puts victims, but also witnesses and the general public in danger. There are some serious offenses that are included on that list, and now we have a mayor in New York City talking about releasing prisoners early and then bribing them with taxpayer-funded rewards and gifts to show back up to their court date. This is unacceptable.”
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