Some say that if the amendment is approved, it could lead to people who are not convicted of a crime sitting in Alabama’s jails for years at a time.
The comments from Dees represents the first time an organization is recommending a “No” vote on Amendment 1 – otherwise known as Aniah’s Law – during the November 8 general election.
“‘What can we do to stop the revolving door of committing crimes?’” she added. “This is a tool and is a way citizens can become involved to help us by voting ‘Yes.’”If approved, Amendment 1 would change Section 16 of the Alabama State Constitution, which concerns the right to bail – a right covered under the 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – to add a list of serious crimes other than capital offenses for which a defendant can be held without bail.
The man charged in Blanchard’s kidnapping and murder had been released from jail on a $280,000 bond after he was charged with kidnapping, robbery, and attempted murder from a January 2019 incident in Montgomery. Rich said in her 12-year career as the county’s top prosecutor, she has not been in a situation where the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office recommended that there were too many people in jail.
Alabama is currently like 19 states that allows a judge to set conditions of bail for every defendant not accused of a capital crime. Other states include Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Indiana. Dees said he is concerned there is also no provision in the amendment implementing time frames for establishing a trial date or other court proceedings.Angela Harris, mother of slain college student Aniah Blanchard, stands with state Rep. Chip Brown of Mobile and other Alabama lawmakers to support a proposed constitutional amendment that would give judges more leeway in denying bail to those accused of certain violent crimes.
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