Eric Toney: “Back in 2017, Brad Schimmel, when he was our attorney…”

“Tell us what you would encourage the legislature to do in terms of bail reform so that we make sure that the public is actually protected. So I've already done a few of these things. Number one, Back in 2017, Brad Schimmel, when he was our attorney general, was trying to push forward a constitutional amendment to force judges to consider the dangerousness of crime criminals when setting bail. Because right now, the Wisconsin Constitution only allows bail to ensure a defendant appears in court. As best I can see, Josh Call never supported that back then when he was running for attorney general.” (18:26–18:37)

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