bail reform

A House committee is proposing nine violent offenses that would be disqualified from speedy bail. The committee is also suggesting changes to how the state administers and tracks bail.

House lawmakers have promised to take a comprehensive look at bail reform over the summer and fall, after retaining five bills that would add new limits.

What began as a plan for a new legislative parking garage has turned into a 34-page omnibus bill addressing dozens of other issues.

Police have said too many defendants are missing court dates or committing new crimes while out on bail. The ACLU and other advocates say those claims are largely anecdotal, without real data backing them up.

The bill would mandate the pretrial detention of anyone arrested who has already been released on personal recognizance, or no cash, bail.

A new bill this year, S.B. 294, would require that any person charged with any of 13 violent offenses be given a rebuttable presumption that they should be denied bail.

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Law enforcement and civil liberties groups have been debating changes to New Hampshire’s bail system for months. Now, a group tasked with studying the…