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While GOP lawmakers across the nation introduced 20 bills to crack down on crime, Democrats are pushing for measures that would eliminate cash bail and lessen pretrial detention.

Republican lawmakers across the country are pushing to increase the use of cash bail and pretrial detention. Their efforts are a counter to Democratic measures that have sought to eliminate

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<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/republican-bills-push-cash-bail-subvert-democratic-changes/"></div>MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Just two days before he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring more than 60, Darrell Brooks Jr. had posted bail for charges of domestic violence. He had been accused of using his SUV to run over the mother of his child, and […]<!-- AddThis ...

Just two days before he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring more than 60, Darrell Brooks Jr. had posted bail for charges of domestic violence.

Republican lawmakers across the country are pushing to increase the use of cash bail and pretrial detention

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Just two days before he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee , killing six people and injuring more than 60, Darrell Brooks Jr.

Just two days before he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring more than 60, Darrell Brooks Jr.

Lawmakers are scrambling to make it harder for defendants to get out of jail before trial after branding themselves as tough on crime in the 2022 midterm elections.

GOP lawmakers are scrambling to make it harder for defendants to get out of jail before trial, leading to a fierce fight with Democrats over public safety and the rights of criminal defendants.