ICYMI: CONGRESSMAN LIEU & ZACHARY NORRIS OP-ED ON AMERICA’S MONEY BAIL SYSTEM
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ICYMI: CONGRESSMAN LIEU & ZACHARY NORRIS OP-ED ON AMERICA’S MONEY BAIL SYSTEM
Online on The Hill, Mr. Lieu and Mr. Norris call for the elimination of money bail for public safety both inside and outside of jails.
“Bail forces families to make the difficult decision between paying their loved one’s bail bond fees and covering basic needs — like food, shelter and child support. Families that can’t afford to pay the 10 percent fee in cash often go on payment plans, pushing them into debt that could follow them for the rest of their lives.”
“The No Money Bail Act of 2016, which has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, would change that. It would eliminate money bail in the federal system and give states three years to eliminate money bail or lose eligibility for federal grants.”
“Money bail is unfair and unsafe, and goes against our country’s values of ‘innocent until proven guilty.’”
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The Full Text of the The Hill piece can be found HERE.
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