Abolish the Cash Bail System

Re:Abolish the Cash Bail System by ponker on Monday October 12, 2020 @01:35AM (#24751687)

Ankle monitors works for me, with cutting off the ankle monitor earning a one way ticket to remand. Seems like we have the technology to do away with cash bail.

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Re:Abolish the Cash Bail System by itsananderson on Monday October 12, 2020 @02:34AM (#24751957)

When applied for house arrest, ankle monitors are pretty expensive, with the expense borne by the person being monitored https://www.propublica.org/article/digital-jail-how-electron...

Unless a different payment scheme were implemented for a cash bond alternative, poor defendants would still likely end up in jail due to inability to pay for their ankle monitors.

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Re:Abolish the Cash Bail System by ponker on Monday October 12, 2020 @02:45AM (#24752007)

Ankle monitors should be a government expense, except intentional damage.

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