Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to give judges more discretion to detain criminal defendants based on their criminal history. It's a bold move to force a reluctant legislature to change bail reform laws. MKramerTV reports.
wants to give judges more discretion to detain criminal defendants based on their criminal history.
So it's no surprise that Hochul has been privately developing a sweeping public safety package that includes a host of options for keeping the bad guys, especially repeat offenders, behind bars.Give judges more discretion to detain criminal defendants on bail.Make certain gun-related offenses, hate crimes and subway crimes subject to arrest instead of a desk appearance ticket.Change the so-called Raise the Age Law so that 16-year-old underage offenders face criminal responsibility.
The reaction from the legislature was dead silence. Spokespeople from State Senate and Assembly leaders refused to comment on the plan. The one Democrat who was more than happy to talk about bail reform was former governor Andrew Cuomo who, in his second public appearance since resigning in August,Cuomo talked about the cowardice of lawmakers to actually do it.
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