And these are some simple things that we can do. One of the other changes I'd like to see In a felony case, when there's an initial appearance and cash bail is set, the amount of cash triggers how soon the preliminary hearing will be. And that $500 threshold is the trigger number. And we need to raise that dollar amount because I think subconsciously we may at times see some judges that are trying to protect their calendar, and we see $500 settled upon. (20:05–20:16)
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