Samaris Smith’s husband has been locked up since December 2019. He still hasn’t been convicted of a crime.
Alex Tsarkov
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‘Why are we suffering if he’s innocent until proven guilty?’ Cash bail in the COVID era
Samaris Smith’s husband has been locked up since December 2019. He still hasn’t been convicted of a crime.
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COVID, cash bail and ‘drive-by therapy’: a deadly combination
The recent suicide of Daniel Ocasio highlights overlapping problems in the criminal justice system during COVID: mental health and bail.
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Dulos, money bail and an ongoing conversation about bond reform
The day Fotis Dulos originally posted a $6 million bail, 438 people were locked up pretrial on bonds of less than $20,000.
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State considering alternatives to ‘unjust’ cash bail system
The effort comes at the request of Senate President Martin Looney, who said the current system perpetuates inequities based on wealth.