Coghill championed a massive criminal justice overhaul bill this session but its prospects for passing seem increasingly slim as lawmakers continue to amend and add new provisions to the bill. When it was introduced, North Pole Sen. John Coghill’s bill reduced sentences, put higher thresholds in place for property crimes and inserted a presumption of citation instead of arrest for many misdemeanors. Now, it also specifies who can serve on the state’s Violent Crimes Compensation Board, tweaks the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws and requires that Alaska’s Criminal Justice Commission draft a report on using bonds to reduce recidivism.
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