In the midst of the national discussion about racial inequality, one issue now taking center stage is bail reform.
We’ve seen the images of Black Lives Matter protesters arrested by police. But what happens to them next? Many are kept in custody until trial, with cash bail set at hundreds and even thousands of dollars.
But now, there’s an enormous surge of people donating to bail out protesters. Robin Steinberg, CEO of the Bail Project, says her team has never seen anything like it.
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