Yonkers Insider: Westchester County Legislator James Nolan 15th District: Letter to the Governor and our Albany representatives.

 

Dear Friends and Neighbors,  I wrote a letter https://www.westchesterlegislators.com/images/enews/2022/nolan-letter-cashless-bail-reform.pdf. to the Governor and our Albany representatives to recommend that they repeal or amend to The Cashless Bail Reform, The Raise The Age Law and other criminal justice laws. The revolving door of crime needs to come to an end and it must come now. Innocent people are becoming victimized more and more. I will not stand by and allow the constituents I represent of District 15, Westchester County, and New York State live in fear. This past week, I discussed the laws with my fellow Westchester County Board of Legislators members. https://westchestercountyny.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=1188 My brother was murdered by someone that shouldn’t have been released, I have attended funerals for people I have never met to support the families because I know the pain, and the District I represent have spoken which I have no problem to speak up for them. Westchester County and New York State residents deserves to live in a safer community. I have spoke to many local officials and these repeals and changes are recommended to reduce crime and protect the innocent in our community. The suggested changes are listed below Repeal or amend The Cashless Bail Reform to allow the Judges to have discretion if they should release an individual or hold them especially for violent offenders. Repeal or amend The Raise The Age Law so that only the Judges can see the arrest history of the minor so that they can properly hand down a sentence. Fix the family court so that they can sentence the minor correctly. Expand the list of Desk Appearance Tickets the proposal calls for giving police discretion over whether to issue a DAT for serious crimes like criminal possession of a weapon, arson, hate crimes, and others crimes that endanger the public’s safety. Reform The Discovery Law stagger the discovery schedule to ease administrative burdens while at the same time providing enough information to defendants to make informed decisions. Limit discovery to relevant and material information and not to all information that is tangentially related to the case and provides no probative value. Allow the prosecution to answer ready for trial if they have substantially complied with discovery, preventing cases from being dismissed because duplicative and non-material information is provided later in the discovery process. https://www.westchesterlegislators.com/images/enews/2022/nolan-letter-cashless-bail-reform.pdf.  Sincerely, James Nolan