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National advocacy groups file lawsuit arguing bail practices penalize Baton Rouge poor


Several national criminal justice advocacy groups have filed a class action lawsuit against judges in the 19th Judicial District Court, alleging their bail practices discriminate against poor people. 
The lawsuit claims hundreds of people, most of them poor, Black or both, languish in pretrial detention in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for long periods of time simply because they cannot pay the bail that has been set as the condition for their release. 
This system inflicts devastating harm on people solely because of their poverty and violates the most fundamental of American axioms, the lawsuit says. That all people are equal under the law and are innocent until they are found guilty.   ....

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Advocacy groups file lawsuit against EBR officials in hopes of defending impoverished Parish Prison detainees


Advocacy groups file lawsuit against EBR officials in hopes of defending impoverished Parish Prison detainees
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Source: The Advocate
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BATON ROUGE - Three national criminal justice advocacy groups are aiming to protect impoverished individuals who ve been arrested in East Baton Rouge Parish by means of a class action lawsuit that the groups have filed against judges in Louisiana s 19th Judicial District Court. 
According to The Advocate, attorneys with the Fair Fight Initiative, MacArthur Justice Center and Advancement Project National Office banned together to file the lawsuit late Monday (Dec. 14). ....

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