NH Governor Calls Out 'Soft On Crime' Massachusetts While Signing Changes To Bail Law

CBS Boston

March 26, 2025

New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte signed a bill rolling back bail reform in the Granite State, drawing another distinction between how New Hampshire and Massachusetts do business.

"New Hampshire, we're focused on public safety. We don't want a revolving door," Ayotte told reporters at the bill signing. "We've seen some of the high-profile cases in Massachusetts that were even just reported on yesterday. We can't let dangerous people, rapists, people who have assaulted other people out on our streets. We also need to work cooperatively with immigration services."

The day before the bill signing, Governor Ayotte wrote on X, "While Massachusetts continues their soft-on-crime policies, we're keeping our communities safe," after retweeting a WBZ story which found that three accused child rapists who were wanted by ICE in Massachusetts were released on bails ranging from $7500 to zero.

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