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In a Cash Bail System, Justice Depends on Your Bank Account

By Reagen E. Thomas 7 min read 0 views 0 comments
In a Cash Bail System, Justice Depends on Your Bank Account
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The call came at noon on a Friday from a number I did not recognize. It was my client’s brother. He had been trying to reach me for days, as I had been trying to reach my client for weeks through the jail’s messaging portal. My client never replied. “He is nonverbal,” is the first […]

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