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Maggie Daun: “Poor people before they're convicted of any crime have to…”

Featuring: Maggie Daun, Radio Show Host | The Maggie Daun Show | Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 24:09

I could go into that. Cash bail is a system upon which rich people before they're proven guilty of any crime get to stay out of jail. And Poor people before they're convicted of any crime have to stay in jail because they're poor. That's cash bail. Those jurisdictions that have gotten rid of cash bail do so by replacing it by a dangerousness analysis as well as seriousness of the charged crimes. (24:09–24:17)

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Asserts that poor people remain in jail before conviction due to inability to pay cash bail.

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