Have I mentioned what a piece of shit Jerry Brown and Ca politicians are?
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill eliminating California’s cash bail system
By
Melody Gutierrez
Updated 2:50 pm PDT, Tuesday, August 28, 2018
State Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, second from left, receives congratulations from fellow Democratic state Sens. Steven Bradford of Los Angeles, left, Steve Glazer, of Orinda, third from left, and Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara, right, after his bail reform bill was approved by the state Senate on Aug. 21.
State Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, second from left, receives congratulations from fellow Democratic state Sens. Steven Bradford of Los Angeles, left, Steve Glazer, of Orinda, third from left, and Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara, right, after his bail reform bill was approved by the state Senate on Aug. 21. less
State Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, second from left, receives congratulations from fellow Democratic state Sens. Steven Bradford of Los Angeles, left, Steve Glazer, of Orinda, third from left, and ... more
Photo: Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill eliminating California’s cash bail system
SACRAMENTO — Californians arrested for crimes will no longer be required to post bail to be released from jail while awaiting their day in court beginning next year, under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed Tuesday.
Criminal justice groups have long sought an upheaval of the state’s pretrial system that relies on money bail, arguing that it unfairly leaves poor people in jail because they are unable to pay their way out.
In its place, SB10 by Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, will require county courts to create risk assessments to determine who should be released while awaiting trial. Ankle monitors could be required for a person’s release, as long as the defendant is not required to pay for it.
“Today, California reforms its bail system so that rich and poor alike are treated fairly,” Brown said after signing the bill.
The bill passed the Senate 26-12 and earned the bare minimum in the Assembly with a 41-27 vote. Some lawmakers complained that the bill lacked safeguards to ensure biases in the court system don’t permeate newly created pretrial assessments.