Anyone want to understand the failings of money bail? Look no further: strong evidence of a white shooter motivated by racial bias committing a double murder with an assault rifle. But wealth sets him free.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/20/kyle-rittenhouse-accused-kenosha-shooter-released-2-million-bail/6363593002/ …
TL;DR: Many people are unable to post even very low bail amounts and are therefore needlessly confined. Bail reform advocates suggest releasing the vast majority of people and relying more on pretrial services to get defendants to show up for hearings.
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Bail too often is the reason for excessive confinement of people who have not been convicted of any crime. See, e.g. the story of Kalief Browder.https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/kalief-browder-1993-2015 …
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