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County staff warn bail-reform law likely to raise jail population
Summary
County officials told the commission that House Bill 592’s bail-reform provisions — shifting some release decisions to judges and adding new risk factors — are likely to increase the jail census; officials said they will model the impact and report back later this year.
County staff warned the Cheshire County Commission on March 26 that changes in a recent bail-reform law will probably increase the local jail population and complicate jail operations.
Doug, speaking during the elected-officials update, said House Bill 592 removes some magistrate-level release processes and shifts decision-making for many releases to judges, introduces a higher probable-cause standard for some decisions…
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