The purpose of pre-trial jail is not punitive, since suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Bail is set based on flight risk and danger to the community. It is possible that the decision of the judge was wrong, but your tweet reflects a poor understanding of legal principles.
We may be a few hundred years late to this discussion. There are shelves of deep discourse by highly educated full time experts on this topic, and empirical data from many countries.
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Not at all too late. Check out this expert’s summation of some recent (limited) data on the positive impact that bail reform has had in NY.https://www.vera.org/blog/on-bail-reform-we-need-less-fear-based-speculation-and-more-data …
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Not so. Bail reform is working. NY’s average daily jail census statewide dropped by 30 percent from Jan ‘19 to Jan ‘20.https://www.vera.org/blog/on-bail-reform-we-need-less-fear-based-speculation-and-more-data …
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