Op-Ed: Stop using cash bail to separate mothers from their children
Thousands of women are locked up in pretrial detention because they can't afford to cash pay bail. The harm to their families is devastating.
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Thousands of women are locked up in pretrial detention because they can't afford to cash pay bail. The harm to their families is devastating.
CP Photo: Jared Wickerham MAN-E poses for a portrait on the South Side on Sat., Jan. 9, 2021. MAN-E was 16 years old when he was first arrested. While he wasn’t found guilty of that charge, he and his family still suffered consequences. MAN-E, who uses a pseudonym but provided Pittsburgh City Paper his legal name, says the bail set from that charge was $25,000. He says he was fortunate enough that his family could raise enough money to secure ...