Tag: bail reform

Senate passes bills to make communities safer through reforms to Delaware’s pre-trial detention system

Defendants charged with specific felony offenses who pose a clear and convincing risk to public safety would no longer be eligible for pre-trial release under legislation passed unanimously by the Delaware Senate on Wednesday. […]

Senate passes first leg of preventative detention amendment to the Delaware Constitution

DOVER – Defendants charged with specific felony offenses identified by the Delaware General Assembly would be ineligible for bail under the first leg of a Constitutional amendment passed by the State Senate on Thursday. The Delaware Constitution currently permits the […]

Delaware Senate passes bail reforms aimed at protecting public from violent offenders

DOVER – The Delaware State Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would prevent defendants accused of dangerous and violent offenses from being released without bail before their scheduled trials.   Co-sponsored by Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos, Sen. Stephanie Hansen, Senator Majority Leader […]