KPIX KPIX 5 News At 11PM January 27, 2018
Elder. Plus he has a criminal history. His last conviction coming back in 2005 for an assault. Both sides agree some kind of a reform is necessary. They hope the recent ruling means a persons ability to pay will be a factor in setting bail. Judges are so used to setting these high bails and they just do it routinely without thinking. This one says you cant do that anymore. Reporter there is also legislation in sacramento to completely overhaul the bail system. One of the alternatives is a supervised release with electronic monitoring verses a monetary bail. In San Francisco, anne makovec, kpix...