This is an incredible statistic. The penalty for being a person of color is baked into our system. Think about the consequences of this. The woman in this story was detained for *45 days* for a $25 bounced check. http://www.fox7austin.com/news/report-shows-san-marcos-police-didn-t-cite-and-release-any-black-people-in-2018 … 1/2
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She was eligible for cite and release, but was detained instead. The snowball effects of this are profound: job loss, loss of income causing financial instability, disrupted families, loss of custody. Absurd. 2/2
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