Chris Christie (R) and the state’s newly overhauled bail system. But those who supported the bail overhaul say New Jersey’s system was riddled with problems. The lost time cost them jobs, strained their families and was a burden for taxpayers, the critics of the old system said. Together, the measures made New Jersey’s bail overhaul one of the nation’s most aggressive. Under the old system, a judge would have been required to set bail after Black was arrested on the gun possession charge.

Source: Washington Post August 05, 2017 12:22 UTC