Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry says he'll push for measures in the next legislative session that would reform the state's bail bond system, create a new "three strikes" law for violent repeat offenders, and add attacks against police to the state's hate crimes law.
Mayor Richard Berry held a news conference Thursday to outline his proposals for the next legislative session in January.
Berry has repeatedly criticized the state's justice system, suggesting a law that bars judges from denying bail to high-risk defendents and lax sentencing laws have allowed violent repeat offenders to remain on the streets.
His comments follow the shooting deaths of a 4-year-old girl who was killed during a road-rage dispute, and an officer fatally wounded during a traffic stop.
In both cases, the suspects have lengthy prior criminal records.
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