One of the states that has scrapped cash bail is New Jersey. The result: thousands fewer people are held in jail who otherwise might not have been able to purchase their freedom. Yet, in some cases, Connecticut inmates stay in jail for years, awaiting a jury to find someone innocent because they can’t afford to post bail.
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