Texas Republicans eye bail reform as it garners national attention
and providing judges with more information about their criminal history while setting bail. That same year, Republicans also pushed to amend the constitution and allow for judges to deny bail on a wider set of violent and sexual crimes, though the measure failed to secure the support of two-thirds of the Texas House.
“When people are detained before trial even for a few days, they are dramatically more likely to reoffend later,” Baughman said. “In other words, it is much safer to the public to release most people before trial than to detain them.” In February, the GOP-led Georgia state Senate passed a Robertson proposal that would add 53 offenses to a current list of just seven charges that always require cash or property bail. The new offenses include passing a bad check, which can be a misdemeanor or a felony, and such misdemeanors as reckless driving or fighting in public. Robertson argues that victims feel the justice system doesn’t care about them when suspects are released without cash bail.
“All money bail does is privilege the amount of money someone has in their pocket, not public safety," Rahman said. Opponents criticize as overbroad the expanded list of crimes under the amendment, including watching a dog fight, violating a court order against contacting criminal gang members and negligently leaving a firearm where a child gains access to it.
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