California Won’t Alter Money Bail System This Year

SACRAMENTO (AP) – Changes to California’s money bail system won’t be happening this year.
Top state officials including the governor and Supreme Court chief justice promised Friday to study the issue and try again next year as a Senate-approved bill struggled to gain enough votes in the Assembly.
The measure would have dramatically changed the state’s pretrial release policies. A judge would have decided during a hearing whether to require bail as a condition of release,