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ACLU report: Black defendants frequently assigned higher bail amounts than whites

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Westmoreland magistrates, on average, set bail at just over $38,000 for Black defendants. The county is the third worst in Pennsylvania for that measure. Cash bail is set in 50% of cases involving a Black defendant in Westmoreland County. For white defendants, the rate was 29%.

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ACLU report: Black defendants frequently assigned higher bail amounts than whites

District judges in Pennsylvania, including the 16 in Westmoreland County, imposed cash bail more frequently and in higher amounts for Black defendants in 2016 and 2017, according to a report from the American Civil Liberties Union. Common Pleas Court President Judge Rita Hathaway said she doesn’t think the color of

2 years ago·Pittsburgh, United States

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