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A new law in Georgia expands the use of cash bail and attacks charitable bail funds, one of the only lifelines that low-income residents who are arrested have.
A new law in Georgia expands the use of cash bail and attacks charitable bail funds, one of the only lifelines that low-income residents who are arrested have.
New legislation aimed at curtailing — some say criminalizing — the use of charitable bail is being considered in multiple states, where the bills' advocates say they're necessary to address crime, but bail reform activists insist they perpetuate an inequitable bail system that makes freedom dependent on wealth.
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