Article 61B1D Detroit to Reform Cash Bail Targeting Poor Black People

Detroit to Reform Cash Bail Targeting Poor Black People

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Kalyn Womack
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Detroit's 36th District Court and local advocates have settled a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, according to The Associated Press. The advocates The Bail Project said the city's criminal legal system jails poor people of color at a disproportionate rate - many of which can rarely afford to...

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