Wisconsin has a crucial election on April 4, when voters will choose a new justice for the state Supreme Court. While such down-ballot races often don't get much attention, this one may be different.
from the Prison Policy Initiative — studied research from 12 locations where pretrial amendments had taken effect and found no evidence that the changes resulted in increased crime.voters in November approved a constitutional amendment
requiring judges to consider public safety, a suspect’s criminal record and other factors — in addition to the existing requirement that they consider a person’s flight risk — when they set bail. The amendment erased the ability of the Ohio Supreme Court — which ruled last year that setting excessive bail was“We’re not looking to put people in jail just to keep people in jail. It’s about keeping violent people off the street,” said Republican state Sen.
“Everyone has the right to have a reasonable bond set unless there are circumstances that the person should not be out in the community pending trial,” he added. Schimming, the head of the Wisconsin GOP, said the party is not going to take a public position on the proposed amendment, but he also essentially dared opponents to go on the record supporting no-cash-bail policies.
“We’ve had a pretty good uptick in violent crime in Milwaukee, which is always a concern. And we’ve had some high-profile cases here. This is a pretty current issue for voters,” he said. “If the other side would like to use cashless bail examples of Illinois and New York of how it ought to work, I would say go right ahead and do that. They can be my guest.”
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