MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Voters heading to the polls won’t just be picking party nominees for state and local offices. They’ll also decide two ballot initiatives.
The first would expand the number of offenses where judges can deny bail. And the other involves compensation for elected district attorneys.
Law enforcement officials say Aniah’s Law has been an important tool in reducing the “revolving door” of the criminal justice system. But they argue it is too limited.
Aniah’s Law Expansion
Named for Aniah Blanchard, an Alabama college student who died at the hands of a man who was out on bail, the law gives judges the ability to deny bond to defendants charged with murder, first-degree robbery, kidnapping and other violent felonies…