JayemmbeeEsq
JayemmbeeEsq t1_jdxw9l6 wrote
Reply to New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll by Grass8989
Bail reform and discovery reforms have been and will continue to be the right ideas.
But writing a whole new legal system into place on a midnight deadline at 11:58 is never a good idea.
I worked at a DAs office, I dealt with bail reform, discovery reform and even FOIL.
It all doesn’t matter if the laws are poorly written at the last minute and involve massive staffing and technological advancement with NO MONEY to make it happen.
JayemmbeeEsq t1_jdxvys0 wrote
Reply to comment by mowotlarx in New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll by Grass8989
This is the problem that DAs have been screaming about. The legislature burdened the offices with discovery reforms that required significant staff and technology improvements and offered 0 dollars in assistance to implement it.
JayemmbeeEsq t1_jdy2sd7 wrote
Reply to comment by mowotlarx in New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll by Grass8989
I put my larger thoughts in a comment below. I’m not saying get rid of it, tweak it and make money available for it.