Another critical issue that I have prioritized is the continued urgent need for criminal justice and bail reform at the county. When I took office in 2013, Individuals who were arrested for low level nonviolent offenses were spending an average of 40 days in jail [in 2013]. mainly because they could not afford to pay the money bail that was imposed on them. (07:23–07:31)
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