Recent News Regarding Money Bail 10/29/16| And Justice for some 10/23/16| Cash Bail, a Centerpiece of the Justice System, Is Facing its Undoing 10/17/16| Frosh to ask judiciary to change money bail system 10/16/16| Jailing the Poor and Releasing the Rich 09/07/16| Kingman Daily Miner: Law experts want Arizona's bail system to change 09/05/16| AZ Central: Panel recommends Arizona courts toss 'cash bail' system 08/29/16| Capitol Times: Bail bond industry to fight change to 'no money' system
Videos Video: The Bail Trap: Breaking Down Bail (embeded below)
Video: Watch John Oliver Explain America's Bail System Video: Public Safety Assessment - Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Additional Resources/ Reports
News: "Dear Colleague" Letter to State Chief Justices News: Cash Bail System Damages Defendants, May Harm Public Safety News: Pending Federal Legislation Encourages Jurisdictions to Eliminate Money Bail News: Missouri City to Pay 4.7 Million to Settle Suit Over Jailing Practices News: VA Lawsuit Challenges State's Right to Take Driver's Licenses for Unpaid Tickets News: Is Change Coming in the Cash Bail System News: Fines, Fees and Bail Practices News News: Traffic Tickets/Infractions Amnesty Program News: Foreword: Innocent Until Proven Poor News: Keynote Remarks, Michigan Journal of Law News: Keynote Remarks: How Criminalization of Poverty has Become Normalized in American Culture and Why You Should Care News: Closing the Gap Between What is Lawful and What is Right in Police use of Force Jurisprudence by Making Police Departments More Democratic Institutions Report: Finishing the Job: Modernizing Maryland's Bail System Report: Misdemeanor, Criminal Traffic, and Civil Traffic by Defendant - Fiscal Year 2014 Findings Report: The Hidden Costs of Pretrial Detention - Maricopa County Report: Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department Report: Fundamentals of Bail: A Resource Guide for Pretrial Practitioners and a Framework for American Pretrial Reform Report: Money as a Criminal Justice Stakeholder: The Judge's Decision to Release or Detain a Defendant Pretrial
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