Published 1 year ago

Republican bills push cash bail, subvert Democratic changes

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Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature is asking voters to ratify a constitutional amendment that would make it harder for violent criminals to get out of jail on bail. GOP lawmakers in at least 14 states have introduced some 20 bills so far this year to do just the opposite. Bail is meant to ensure a defendant returns to court and isn't supposed to be a punishment, since the defendant hasn't yet been convicted.

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The Independent

Republican bills push cash bail, subvert Democratic changes

Republican lawmakers across the country are pushing to increase the use of cash bail and pretrial detention

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Republican bills push cash bail, subvert Democratic changes

Republican lawmakers across the country are pushing to increase the use of cash bail and pretrial detention. Their efforts are a counter to Democratic measures that have sought to eliminate

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Republican bills push cash bail, subvert Democratic changes

Republican lawmakers across the country are pushing to increase the use of cash bail and pretrial detention

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The Washington Post

Republican bills push cash bail, subvert Democratic changes

Republican lawmakers across the country are pushing to increase the use of cash bail and pretrial detention

1 year ago

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KRDO

Republican bills push cash bail, subvert Democratic changes

By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Just two days before he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring more than 60, Darrell Brooks Jr. had posted bail for charges of domestic violence. He had been accused of using his SUV to run over the mother of his child, and a pretrial assessment found Brooks was at high risk of reoffending. But a court official set …

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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