Because if the Constitutional Rights can find to incarcerate, they can talk about bail. I think what is so dangerous about that moment and it came to a surface in the bail reform act of 1984, the federal law, the birth of preventative detention which one thought was clearly unconstitutional and then became a public good that changed the whole view of a system. Now we live in a justice preemptive justice, but they will commit other crimes in the future. I would say if we all now agree or at least many of us agree with Justice Kennedy that the result has been a prison system that is barbaric that doesnt belong in a Civilized Society and serious atonement and i think you would recognize in the california prisons to meet that. Let me say why its a risk. Its always so reasonable to see risk as a way on out of these. I dont think i need to remind those in the room that an entire population were incarcerated for risk. Nobody was held accountable for it either. If you look at the way this is a
Discussion historically and whether or not there has ever been a large or successful movement in this state towards the elimination of money bail . Now you are going stump me by starting off with an empirical question i cant answer. First im very honored to be here with plenty of officials. I have tenure so let me be blunt. We are speaking about building a system which we call mass incarceration. We have many of people who dont need to be locked up and that is to provide public safety. Thats one of the reasons i see bail as so critical. Its not a sexy topic. Its one of the reasons its languaged for decades. Its really the beginning that leads to incarceration and i would suggest to you that what happens beginning with the failure of the bail reform effort of 60s to achieve a constitutional right to bail. I would like to come back to that because if the Constitutional Rights can find to incarcerate, they can talk about bail. I think what is so dangerous about that moment and it came to
In court is lower. They are walking people out of jail. Weve just come out of a difficult 45 years and that is budget years with a lot of social services being cut and really at the end of the day when you are talking about it and talking about housing and talking about employment, you are talking about counseling; you are talking about substance abuse. When there is not access to those services and you are trying to wrap it around. Come full circle to your question, how do you now relate to the Risk Assessment or the much more refine instrument . I totally agree that there has to be this instrument that assesses risk and where as 20 years ago, there is Risk Assessment side. What you have to do is realize limited resources. We simply must focus ourn our energies now. You have to focus your services and get obviously the return. Thats where the services have been. There has been a tremendous advantage in the last 5 years. Everyday our office is changing. I fully expect that as this is h
By starting off with an empirical question i cant answer. First im very honored to be here with plenty of officials. I have tenure so let me be blunt. We are speaking about building a system which we call mass incarceration. We have many of people who dont need to be locked up and that is to provide public safety. Thats one of the reasons i see bail as so critical. Its not a sexy topic. Its one of the reasons its languaged for decades. Its really the beginning that leads to incarceration and i would suggest to you that what happens beginning with the failure of the bail reform effort of 60s to achieve a constitutional right to bail. I would like to come back to that because if the Constitutional Rights can find to incarcerate, they can talk about bail. I think what is so dangerous about that moment and it came to a surface in the bail reform act of 1984, the federal law, the birth of preventative detention which one thought was clearly unconstitutional and then became a public good tha
A chance to say a few words. Im wondering professor if you can context lies this discussion historically and whether or not there has ever been a large or successful movement in this state towards the elimination of money bail . Now you are going stump me by starting off with an empirical question i cant answer. First im very honored to be here with plenty of officials. I have tenure so let me be blunt. We are speaking about building a system which we call mass incarceration. We have many of people who dont need to be locked up and that is to provide public safety. Thats one of the reasons i see bail as so critical. Its not a sexy topic. Its one of the reasons its languaged for decades. Its really the beginning that leads to incarceration and i would suggest to you that what happens beginning with the failure of the bail reform effort of 60s to achieve a constitutional right to bail. I would like to come back to that because if the Constitutional Rights can find to incarcerate, they ca