Cash bail is all about criminalizing poverty. If you’re rich you can be free before you go to trial in minutes, but if you’re poor, you could languish in jail for weeks, months, or even years just bc you can’t afford cash bail—all before you’ve even been found guilty of a crime.
In states like New York—much needed cash bail reforms are under attack. It’s imperative that we protect them. Especially in the midst of a public health crisis when more bodies needlessly in jail endanger our communities at large.https://theintercept.com/2020/02/23/criminal-justice-bail-reform-backlash-new-york …