11-05-2019, 05:21 PM
(11-05-2019, 02:54 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Is that a risk based system? I know that risk assessment models are often brought up as an alternative to cash bail (which, yes, in theory cash bail is also based on risk so this just takes the cash out of it). I'm just unfamiliar with the term you used here.
Sorry, you get used to knowing all the acronyms we use. OR is own recognizance. CA is trying to eliminate cash bail entirely and go to either remanding, release on electronic monitoring or OR release as being the only options. I believe NY state is also moving in that direction. The prediction is that it's going to result in a rise on remanding because now even those accused of a violent crime can get cash bail, albeit in high amounts. Eliminating that is predicted to result in judges erring more on the side of remanding rather than releasing with no collateral assurance of return. It's also causing a lot of concern among victim's rights groups that violent attackers will be more likely to be released and cause further harm to the victim. Unfortunately victim rights don't rate very high on the agenda of CA politicians.
