The Kowalczyk Ruling Is a Warning to Courts: Bail Cannot Be Used to Detain People by Default
After $75,000 bail over a $7 cheeseburger, California’s Supreme Court ruled that courts cannot jail people with unaffordable bail.
Taylor Could Go Home — But Only If She Had $2,500. That’s How Cash Bail Works.
Taylor Could Go Home — But Only If She Had $2,500. That’s How Cash Bail Works.
A $2,500 bail turned a minor arrest into a two-week nightmare for Taylor.
In These Times: No One Should Be in Jail Because They’re Poor
In These Times: No One Should Be in Jail Because They’re Poor
On America’s 250th anniversary, we must confront the issues of bail, democracy and the unfinished promise of democracy.
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