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Wants to eliminate bail or greatly reduce it, allowing criminals to basically go free. Nice huh?
California considers an end to bail: ‘We’re punishing people simply for being poor’
Pure scum.
California considers an end to bail: ‘We’re punishing people simply for being poor’
February 04, 2017 12:01 AM
Updated February 05, 2017 09:50 AM
On any given day, most inmates in California jails have not yet been convicted of a crime.
About 63 percent are being held awaiting trial, according to data collected by the Board of State and Community Corrections, an average of nearly 47,000 people. Federal statistics on the largest urban counties show that from 2000 to 2009, California kept unsentenced felony defendants in jail at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the country.
For state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, the problem is clear: Bail is “just too expensive.” The median amount in the state is $50,000, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, five times higher than the national average.
Too many Californians find themselves stuck in custody because they cannot afford to bail out, the Los Angeles Democrat said, a personal crisis that can ripple across their lives
California considers an end to bail: ‘We’re punishing people simply for being poor’
Pure scum.
California considers an end to bail: ‘We’re punishing people simply for being poor’
February 04, 2017 12:01 AM
Updated February 05, 2017 09:50 AM
On any given day, most inmates in California jails have not yet been convicted of a crime.
About 63 percent are being held awaiting trial, according to data collected by the Board of State and Community Corrections, an average of nearly 47,000 people. Federal statistics on the largest urban counties show that from 2000 to 2009, California kept unsentenced felony defendants in jail at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the country.
For state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, the problem is clear: Bail is “just too expensive.” The median amount in the state is $50,000, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, five times higher than the national average.
Too many Californians find themselves stuck in custody because they cannot afford to bail out, the Los Angeles Democrat said, a personal crisis that can ripple across their lives