A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee is contemplating legislation next year to guarantee that bail commissioners get paid by the courts for their hearings, and to possibly pay back commissioners who have missed out.
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New Hampshire's bail commissioner system delivers defendants the means to return to their lives quickly, while sparing judges the hassle of driving to police stations after hours themselves. But as a five-year debate continues to rage over whether to make it easier or harder to release defendants on bail, some have suggested that the bail commissioner system should be replaced altogether.
For Thomas Anderson, a phone call at 2 in the morning is an invitation, not a nuisance. On the other line is likely a police department and a person who has just been arrested and charged. And as a bail commissioner, Anderson is one of 100 people in.