A no bail rule was rescinded for people suspected of lower-level offenses because health conditions in the state have changed, officials with the Judicial Council of California said Wednesday.
The rule change goes into effect June 20, but courts at their discretion can keep the $0 bail rule in effect if appropriate.
The council had set bail at $0 for lower-level offenses to reduce the jail populations to lower the risk that inmates and staff would get the coronavirus.
The change reduced the state jail population by more than 20,000 while crime rates stayed at historic lows, according to the council.
Members of the council voted 17-2 Wednesday to rescind the $0 bail rule.
Separately, the order to extend the time for defendants to be arraigned was also rescinded and now defendants must be arraigned within 48 hours.
The council is asking courts to tell them by June 20 whether they plan to keep bail at $0 or use another reduced bail schedule for lower-level offenses.
The council could revert back to its $0 bail rule and extended arraignment schedule if health conditions change.
Wednesday’s decisions come as prisons are expected to allow convicted inmates to be transferred to their institutions by June 19 and the jail population has 20,000 fewer inmates than before the coronavirus started impacting California.
So what are the “lower-level offenses?” Jay-walking? Not using a baseball bat when beating someone?
and the courts that keep it will implement it evenly across the spectrum… without agenda or bias…
HAHAHAHaaaaaaaaaaa
wow
so if trump came into office and said ok people
here is what we are going to do
we are going to legalize theft up to $999.00
any theft your home your vehicle your person …an atm….a jcpenny…a limo driver ….your child ….anyone or thing not federal of course ….
ok so vote for that and welcome a new and improved America by giving the criminals what they want …..there will be peace for everyone yay
then later oh yeah I forgot to mention no bail for those crimes ….
or any that is deemed a misdemeanor …ok
oh and I forgot again so we also in agreement with a party agenda driven district attorney that will plead down crimes to misdemeanors so no criminals will have to go to jail
now follow along people we will also as you can see where this is going
we will also be imposing that no crime committed deemed not to be a felony or can be pleaded down to a felony will no longer receive police response ….insuring the criminals are not offended or hindered and we apologize ahead of time to those criminals …..
errrr sorry we will change that term to legalized protester so as not to hinder or offend those who commit acts of protest….
ok so everyone is happy and content right ……wow outdone myself can I get a woot woot from oscama on that one ….shoot I am gonna send billions to iran too …..why not fun for all at the tax payer expense
so everyone would have been fine with that right
Good idea, Random. The second Trump announces he likes stealing and wants to legalize it, is perhaps the second it stops. Non Trump supporters like and do the exact opposite of what he does.
The Judicial Council.
A singularly honorable sound name.
Composed of a bunch some really illogical thinking people who care little for the wellbeing of law-abiding people.
They garner no respect from me.