In the News Questions about technology vs. privacy, fairness on state ballots
Such a system could end up incarcerating more people — not less, said Arthur Rizer, director of criminal justice and civil liberties at the R Street Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington.
“In terms of the underlying law, I think it’s well-intended, not well-drafted,” Mr. Rizer said. “The cash bail status quo in California wasn’t great, but … [this] may create some unintended consequences.”
Mr. Rizer said the proposition approaches the issues of cash bail and criminal risk assessments as two sides of the same coin, but he thinks the issues are different.
