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Michigans largest district court and bail reform advocates agreed Tuesday to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, which activists say routinely and unconstitutionally jail poor and working class defendants despite evidence of their inability to pay.

Overhaul is the result of a lawsuit and is intended to challenge two-tier system where low-income people are jailed for lack of funds

Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a...

Michigan's largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, which activists say routinely and unconstitutionally jail poor and working class defendants despite evidence of their inability to pay. Both sides say the ref

Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates are announcing the settlement of a class-action lawsuit against bail practices in Detroit, where hundreds of defendants are jailed for no other reason than their inability to afford court-imposed bail

Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, which activists said routinely and unconstitutionally jail poor and working-class defendants, despite evidence of their inability to pay.

Under a new agreement, the 36th District Court in Detroit will limit cash bail and provide all people arraigned with the right to legal representation.

Under a new settlement, judges can only impose cash bail if they explain why the defendant is a flight risk or danger to the community and determine how much they can afford to pay.

Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, which activists say routinely and unconstitutionally jail poor and working class defendants despite evidence of their inability to pay. Both sides say the reforms, to be announced Tuesday, strike at racial inequality in the criminal…

Detroits 36th District Court — Michigans busiest — has agreed to a policy change that will keep thousands of low-level offenders out of jail.