Wisconsin Bail Reform
Written by Jesse Baroka on March 22, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature will consider a bill to clarify when a proposed constitutional amendment to make it harder for people to go free on bail before trial would apply. The proposed amendment would let judges consider the criminal histories of people accused of violent crimes when setting bail. The bill up for a vote today seeks to define more than 100 offenses as violent crimes and would only go into effect if a majority of the state’s voters approve the bail amendment on April 4. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers can still veto the bill if it passes the Legislature, but the governor cannot veto a constitutional amendment.
