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Nonprofits Bail People Out of Detroit Jails Amid Pandemic

from The Associated Press via WDIV-TV

Nonprofits Bail People Out of Detroit Jails Amid Pandemic The Associated Press via WDIV-TV Dozens of people in the Detroit area were bailed out of jail during the coronavirus pandemic by nonprofits pushing to dismantle the cash bail system. The immediate release from jail before trial for low-income people grew urgent with the arrival of the COVID-19 virus for nonprofits advocating to transform the criminal justice system, a system they say disproportionately harms communities of color.  READ MORE

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