CSPAN Washington Journal Annie Kim Discusses The Cash Bail System January 28, 2017
Continues. Closer look at magazine articles that caught our attention. Today, we are spotlighting a piece that appears in the Washington Monthly. Anne kim wrote the article. She joins us now. Good morning. How the cashin bail system works and what exactly it is . Guest the purpose of the pretrial Justice System is twofold. First, there is public safety. You arrest someone you think is dangerous, bail is intended to keep someone locked up. A threat toot public safety, you want to make sure you just show up in court. With the cash bail system does is fail to meet either of those goals. It reduce...