Considering Defendants Indigence

Bail Or Jail Is Coming To An End If The Department Of Justice Prevails – Video

Bail Or Jail Is Coming To An End If The Department Of Justice Prevails – Video

The Justice Department says that holding the poor in jail because they cannot afford bail is unconstitutional. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals last week asserting that holding defendants in jail just because they cannot afford bail is unconstitutional. “Bail practices that incarcerate indigent […]