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And commercial bail system is one of the hottest topics. The institute of policies has called the bail system a failed policy that leads to excessive incarceration and mostly of pretrial detainees who cannot afford to buy their freedom. Time and time again commercial bail has proven itself to most effective with those released on assurity bonds with 60 percent less likely to become fugitives. Let me introduce the panel, der a dwight is with the association, she owns carson bail bonds and in the industry for 4 decades and former mistake mayor of carson california and helen for the juvenile and ...

And those confined to jail are the ones is that need to be there. When they come, they have to release inmates and thats not a systemic way. Some counties release first ones in and out. The criticism about the bail industry that it doesnt really address well, it affects individuals who are not able to post bail, are not afforded the same due process as other individuals that can affect their experiences through their trials. So, for example, individuals who are unable to post jail or are in custody through the hearing trial process, are attending their hearings in their county issued blues, th...

How the war on crime transformed american democracy and created fear. Welcome our panelist. [ applause ] im going to start with catherine mccrack in, the organization on juvenile and criminal justice has done extensive reach on the bail system and pretrial detention. Is the system currently working would you say and what reforms would you support . Thank you for having m e here today. The center for criminal justice has released a report last year that did examine the bail industry particularly around the lobbying effort. I want to talk a little bit about the criticisms of the commercial bail ...

Percent. Im wondering if you are tell us what the percentage is in San Francisco jail and im wondering if you can tell us about the sheriffs power to control the pretrial population . First of all, thank you for public defender jeff in an allowing us to participate in your 10th justice summit and also in recognizing the important anniversary. Our statistics in the city of San Francisco are higher. 75 percent of our jail population is a pretrial felony population. I think you have to put some numbers in context as to who is our inmates in San Francisco city county jails. The population demograp...

Better utilize our jail space and those confined to jail are the ones is that need to be there. When they come, they have to release inmates and thats not a systemic way. Some counties release first ones in and out. The criticism about the bail industry that it doesnt really address well, it affects individuals who are not able to post bail, are not afforded the same due process as other individuals that can affect their experiences through their trials. So, for example, individuals who are unable to post jail or are in custody through the hearing trial process, are attending their hearings in...