Criminal justice reform

Republicans called the collection of bills “pro-criminal” and “anti-public safety” during a press conference Friday morning outside Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverhead. The main focus of the conference was Senate bill S15A, which would make convicts over the age of 55 eligible for review by the state’s parole board.

Ensuring a fair justice system does not have to come at the expense of our wellbeing. There are common sense solutions we can all agree on.

Inmate population at county jail drops after new 'bail reform' rules are implemented — and continue to draw fire.

Republican lawmakers, who opposed the measure when it was enacted in April, have introduced legislation to repeal it. Some Democrats have introduced a bill to give judges greater discretion to set bail for more defendants.

In Riverhead Justice Court, outstanding arrest warrants are already piling up. What's going to happen after the 'bail reform' law kicks in next year and most people charged with crimes will no longer be arrested and brought before a judge?