Bail reform's impact on opioid crisis?

Bail reform's impact on opioid crisis?

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN -- ONE MAN ONTHE FRONT LINESBATTLING THE OPIOIDCRISIS IS WORRIEDTONIGHT ABOUT THEPOTENTIAL IMPACT OFNEW YORK'S BAILREFORM.HIS CONCERNS COMEIN THE WAKE OF ANEW REPORTCLAIMING THE NEWLAW IS CAUSING APUBLIC SAFETY RISK.HERE'S 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERHANNAH BUEHLER.TRT: 2:11OUT: 7EWN231:151:42I DEFINATELY WORRYTHAT PEOPLE WHONEED HELP ARE NOTGOING TO GET HELPAVI ISRAEL HASWORKED TIRELESSLYTO FIGHT THE OPIOIDCRISIS AND HELPTHOSE ADDICTED TODRUGS SEEK AND FINDHELP--- SINCE HIS SONMICHAEL DIED AS ARESULT OF ADDICTIONIN 2011.BUT A MONTH IN TONEW YORK'S NEW BAILREFORMISRAEL WORRIES THEREFORM COULD HURTALL OF THE GREATWORK THAT'S BEENDONE TO HELPADDICTS SEEKTREATMENTI WANT TO MAKE SURESOMEONE WHO ISADDICTED TO DRUGSAND COMMITS A CRIMEHOW DO WE REACHTHAT PERSON?HE'S WORRIWHAT---IF ANYIMPLICATIONS BAILREFORM MAY HAVEFOR THOSEADDICTED...WHO MAY FINDTHEMSELVES ON THEWRONG SIDE OF THELAW....UNDER NEW YORK'SNEW BAILREFORM.....FOR NON-VIOLENT CRIMES---LIKEDRUGS-----OFFENDERSARE RELEASED FROMCUSTODY----WITHOUTHAVING TO PAY A CASHBAIL.IF YOU SHOW UP AT ASTORE AND TRY TOROB A STORE BECAUSEYOU ARE ADDICTED TODRUGS AND YOU GETAN APPEARANCETICKET....I THINK THAT'SWRONGAND ISRAEL SAYSSOMETIMES ADDICTSNEED TO BE FORCEDTO GET HELP---EVEN IF THAT MEANSINCARCERATION.ONE OF THE THINGSHE'D LIKE TO SEEHAPPEN TO THE BAILREFORM LAW IS TOGIVE JUDGE'S MOREDISCRESSION OF WHORECEIVES BAIL ANDWHO DOESN'T.A JUDGE KNOWS WHENA PERSON SHOWS UPIN FRONT OF THEMSEVERAL TIMES THATMAYBE IT'S TIME TONOT LET YOU OUT ANDMAKE SURE YOU GETTREATMENT WE HAVETAKEN THAT DECISIONAWAY FROM JUDGESHANNAH STANDUP:WE CALLED BUFFALOOPIOID INTERVENTIONCOURT.

THEY SAYDRUG TREATMENT ISSTILL A CONDITION OF ADEFENDANT'S RELEASE-- AND IS NOTIMPACTED BY THEELIMINATION OF CASHBAIL.BUT OPIOID ADDICTIONISN'T THE ONLYCONCERN BEINGRAISED ABOUT BAILREFORM.A NEW REPORT BYERIE COUNTYCOMPTROLLERSTEFAN MYCHAJLIWEXAMINED THE FISCALIMPACT OF BAILREFORM IN ERIECOUNTY----AMHERST REPORTEDIN ONE WEEK 24 OF 48DEFENDENTS WHICHIS 50% WHO WERESUPPOSED TOREPORT TO COURTNEVER SHOWED UP.....POLICE HAVE A HARDENOUGH JOB NOWTHEY HAVE TO DEALWITH DEFENDENTSWHO ARE NOTSHOWING UP TO COURTSO WHERE ARE THEPEOPLECOMPTROLLERMYCHAJLIW ALSOWONDERS WHO WILLTAKE ADVANTAGE OF A1 MILLION DOLLARSUBOXONEFUND----ADOPTED INTHE 2020 BUDGET THISEYAR TO HELP THOSEINCARCERATED WITHDRUG RELATEDISSUES FINDTREATMENT.