MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Governor Evers Wednesday signed a bill into law clarifying a new constitutional amendment.
That amendment, which lets judges consider past convictions for violent crimes when setting bail for those accused of a violent crime, was passed into law by a two-thirds majority in Tuesday’s election.
The amendment also allows judges to set public protection standards regarding the release of a suspect.
The bill Evers signed gives the amendment a definition to serious harm and violent crime, and also lists over 100 offenses that could be considered violent crimes.
