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Unlike some states, Connecticut has not eliminated its cash bail system — and key...

Unlike some states, Connecticut has not eliminated its cash bail system — and key...

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.

There were almost 450 people in Connecticut correctional facilities on Jan. 1 who were held on bonds between $20,000 and $50,000 while they awaited trial

There were almost 450 people in Connecticut correctional facilities on Jan. 1 held on bonds between $20,000 and $50,000 while they awaited trial. If they posted bail, they’d be able to fight their case from outside the confines of a jail cell. If not, they’d stay locked up until the case was resolved — when charges are dropped, when they plead guilty or when a jury decides their fate.