Justice Department Says Poor Can't Be Held When They Can't Afford Bail

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12. Such a policy would have prevented Sandra Bland's death, as well as the death of many other

people, mostly POC, who were locked up because of low-level traffic offenses or because of warrants resulting from nonpayment of outrageously multiplying fines from low-level traffic or ordinance violations.

Also, even those who don't end up dead often end up beaten, and many end up losing their jobs and their homes because they re trapped in jail and can't get to work.

This is something that should have been dealt with a long, long time ago. I hope the current bail policy ends up being jettisoned altogether.