Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill eliminating California's cash bail system
SACRAMENTO — Californians arrested for crimes will no longer be required to post bail to be released from jail while awaiting their day in court beginning next year, under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed Tuesday.
Criminal justice groups have long sought an upheaval of the state’s pretrial system that relies on money bail, arguing that it unfairly leaves poor people in jail because they are unable to pay their way out.
In its place, SB10 by Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, will require county courts to create risk assessments to determine who should be released while awaiting trial. Ankle monitors could be required for a person’s release, as long as the defendant is not required to pay for it.
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