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Opponents to SB10, California’s Bail Reform Act, have less than a month left to gather 365,880 signatures.  If enough signatures are gathered the measure will be placed on the 2020 ballot for voters to decide whether it should take effect.  Implementation of SB10 would effectively be put on hold until after voters decide the merits […]

Immediately after Governor Jerry Brown signed SB10, the California Money Bail Reform Act, into law late this summer, opponents were already outlining plans to get a referendum taking the law to the voters in 2020.  A successful referendum would place a hold on the law going into effect in October 2019.  Last minute changes to

As opponents of SB10, California’s Bail Reform Law, gather signatures in hopes of a referendum which would put a hold on the law and take it to the voters in 2020, many may wonder who is leading the opposition and why.  Undoubtedly, bail bondsmen have been critical of the proposed elimination of the cash bail

As we have written about several times, the recent passage of Senate Bill 10, has thrown the California Criminal Justice System in a frenzy.  The bill requires the creation of pretrial services programs throughout the state, requiring additional staffing, monitoring and training of court officials.  If the referendum (an effort by SB10 opponents to get

As opponents to California’s bail reform law SB10 continue to gather votes for a referendum to take it to the voters in 2020, it is important to note how similar bail reform laws have affected other communities.  Case in point: Rockingham County, New Hampshire.  Senate Bill 556 was passed by the New Hampshire legislature with

As opponents unite to gather signatures for a referendum on Senate Bill 10, a referendum which would effectively halt implementation on the new bill and take it to the voters in 2019, the California Supreme Court is also weighing in on the matter.  In the landmark case which turned the California bail system on its

Opponents of SB10 recently signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown are gathering signatures to get a referendum. The referendum would block the new law set to go into effect October 2019 and take it to the November ballot.  Voters would determine the fate of the bill that was signed on August 29, 2018 despite

Senate Bill 10 was signed into law last week by California’s Governor Jerry Brown.  Dubbed “The California Bail Reform Act” SB10 effectively ended money bail, but many question if the proposed replacement is any better or if it in fact increases discrimination deeply rooted in the criminal justice system.  Human rights organizations across the state

Leading Groups withdraw Support from SB10 Over the past few weeks, numerous civil rights organizations, and justice groups have withdrawn their support for SB10.  Even a co-sponsor of nearly two years, Essie Justice Group, has withdrawn support over concerns of recent changes to the bill.  SB10 has since been signed and passed into California law. 

 A coalition of public safety leaders, concerned citizens, criminal justice reformers and crime victims’ advocates – Californians Against the Reckless Bail Scheme – announced today that they were filing a referendum against SB 10, signed by Governor Brown yesterday, which would replace California’s current bail system with a dangerous, reckless, and untested scheme that would