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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…
Detroit's 36th District Court — Michigan's busiest — has agreed to a policy change that will keep thousands of low-level offenders out of jail.