<p>Zero-bail policy — a process eliminating set cash bail amounts for suspect criminals accused of misdemeanors and specific non-violent felonies — took effect in Los Angeles County on Sunday even as a dozen cities challenge the controversial system in court.</p>
<p>&#8220;This change just applies to a tiny segment of the pretrial system,&#8221; Jeff Stein from the Civil Rights Corps <a href="https://abc7.com/zero-bail-police-takes-effect-los-angeles-county-courts/13851402/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> ABC7. &#8220;It&#8217;s just about that window between when a person is arrested and when they see a judge in LA. That can last up to five days.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to reports, the Los Angeles County Superior Court instituted the policy known as Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols in July, arguing that cash bail processes discriminate against minorities and poor communities. The decision came after a Superior Court judge issued an order in late May when several plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit claiming that they suffered “negative consequences because they could not afford bail, including missed work, separation from their families and lapsed medical care,” according to <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/zero-bail-policy-reinstated-in-los-angeles-county/">KTLA</a>.</p>
<p>Under the new policy, suspects arrested on non-violent or non-serious offenses face being cited and released or booked and released at local law enforcement stations. If authorities actually charge a suspect with a crime, they are ordered to appear in court on a specific date for arraignment. If the suspect poses a threat to the public or is considered a flight risk, they would face a magistrate judge for a case review to determine if authorities should hold the suspect in custody until arraignment or released with certain restrictions.</p>
<p>But just before the policy took effect, a dozen cities in Los Angeles County filed a court action on Friday, arguing it poses a threat to public safety.</p>
<p>&#8220;There is and has been grave public concern regarding public safety in light of reduced enforcement and criminal consequences for various categories of `low-level&#8217; offenses that, despite the nomenclature, have profound and significant impacts on the day-to-day life of whole communities of plaintiff cities and others within the county,&#8221; the cities <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/communities-officials-react-after-controversial-zero-bail-policy-takes-effect-in-l-a-county/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> wrote in court papers.</p>
<p>The 12 cities <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/communities-officials-react-after-controversial-zero-bail-policy-takes-effect-in-l-a-county/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listed</a> in the suit are Arcadia, Artesia, Covina, Downey, Glendora, Industry, Lakewood, La Verne, Palmdale, Santa Fe Springs, Vernon, and Whittier.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our big hope would be to overturn the zero-bail policy or at least put a pause on it so that we have the ability to take a harder look at it and find out whether or not this is the right thing to do,&#8221; Glendora Mayor Gary Boyer reportedly said.</p>
<p>Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore issued a statement about the new policy on social media.</p>
<p>&#8220;Law enforcement is averse to the list of &#8216;book and release&#8217; offenses because that approach offers little to no deterrence to those involved in a range of serious criminal offenses,&#8221; Moore <a href="https://twitter.com/LAPDPIO/status/1706779249699586542" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X. &#8220;We are asking the court to not release individuals who pose risks to the community&#8217;s safety, including those with repeated instances of prior serious offenses.&#8221;</p>
<p>California District Attorney Jeff Reisig criticized the county&#8217;s zero-bail policy on X on Sunday morning.</p>
<p>&#8220;They ignored the only thorough comparative study in CA on Zero Bail and its impact on statewide crime. My county,&#8221; Reisig <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffreisig/status/1708503984309465336" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;What our 2023 study found was frightening: 163% more crime + 200% more violent crime committed in CA by arrestees released from jail on Zero Bail.&#8221;</p>
<p>Los Angeles has been plagued by rampant retail and personal theft in recent months.</p>
<p>Most types of violent crime are down in Los Angeles except theft, which is up 15% to more than 20,409 thefts compared to this time last year, according to police data <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/los-angeles-crime-task-force-arrests-11-linked-to-smash-and-grab-robberies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by The Daily Wire.</p>
<p>Since the fall of 2021, Los Angeles County has seen at least 170 organized retail thefts, including the smash-and-grab trend, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.</p>
<p><em>Mairead Elordi contributed to this report.</em></p>

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