Lawmakers have a fix ready as they face a July 1 deadline, though advocates say broader reform still needed beyond status quo
Some analysts viewed the effort as a move by Republican lawmakers to bring a ‘tough on crime’ proposal to bolster voter turnout, butA bipartisan team of lawmakers had spent more than a year hashing out a broad overhaul of Ohio’s bail system. The rush toward cash bail undermined that effort. Still, the reformers got one last minute concession. After laying out several specific factors judges must consider, the resolution added, “and any other factor the general assembly may prescribe.
In a letter to Senate President Matt Huffman, Kennedy and several legal interests warned the repeal takes effect July 1. Former state supreme court justice Paul Pfeifer, speaking on behalf the judicial conference, explained the nature of the bill. The text is the entirety of Rule 46, with one important tweak when it comes to financial conditions of bail.the DuBose decisionThe Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers doesn’t always find itself in agreement with prosecutors. OACDL public policy chair Blaise Katter explained the exception.
The ACLU of Ohio, which also supports codifying Rule 46, was even more explicit. In a statement, policy counsel Patrick Higgins, explained they view the move as a “stopgap measure.”
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