Both political parties agree on this one – bail reform is needed in Wisconsin.
The move comes because Darrell Brooks Junior had been released on a low, $1000 bond just days before he killed six people and injured dozens by driving an SUV through the crowd watching the Waukesha Christmas Parade.
Democrats and Republicans agree there should be an easier process for judges to deny bail to certain defendants when those defendants offer a greater risk to public safety.
Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm has admitted the court system made a mistake when bail was set for Brooks last month.
State Senator Van Wanggaard is the sponsor of the measure that appears to have bipartisan support in the next legislative session.
