Mobile city leaders blasted the state of the criminal justice system in Mobile, which culminated last weekend in multiple shootings and three deaths. They said it's partially due to a backlog of court cases awaiting jury trials in the county.
. As the crowd fled following the gunshot, two other women were injured. They were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
“We can focus on what we can do to work closely with neighborhoods, what we can do education-wise and what support organizations can do in helping in the rehabilitation process,” he said. “None of that will make any difference if we can’t get those violent recidivist offenders off the streets.” Aniah’s Law, a constitutional amendment backed by the Alabama Legislature last year, will not be possible until voters get to weigh in on it during the November election. Aniah’s law, if adopted by voters, allows judges to deny bail for violent criminal offenders.
Stimpson also said he is pushing the Alabama State Supreme Court to increase funding for the Mobile judicial circuit so that an additional circuit judge is budgeted.A special court to assist authorities in speeding up the judicial backlog has since been set up, Barber said. Stimpson said he is working with Chief Justice Tom Parker and Youngpeter to focus on catching up with criminal trials involving violent offenders.
Mobile police, in the coming months, is also rolling out its crime-fighting initiative called “Operation Echo Stop” that focuses on targeting gun violence before it occurs. A key component of that effort is the installation of cameras as part of “ShotSpotter,” a gunshot detection technology.
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