Re:California governor signs overhaul of bail system
by aaronbrethorst on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @12:26AM
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“There is no evidence you need money to get people back to court,” said [D.C. Superior Court Judge Truman Morrison], a judge since 1979. “It’s irrational, ineffective, unsafe and profoundly unfair.”
(n.b. the next paragraph of the article doesn't invalidate this argument. If a defendant is deemed to be a serious threat by a judge, they don't have to let the defendant go—bail or not.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/when-it-c...
(n.b. the next paragraph of the article doesn't invalidate this argument. If a defendant is deemed to be a serious threat by a judge, they don't have to let the defendant go—bail or not.)