New legislation encourages states to end discriminatory ‘money bail’ practice

Majority of 450,000 Americans awaiting trial on any given day are imprisoned because they can’t afford bail, not because they’ve been deemed a risk. By Jamiles Lartey.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/20/bail-reform-legislation-money-bail-incarceration-us-jail?source=Snapzu