602: Why Is Bail the Worst Idea Ever?

In the United States, cash bail keeps hundreds of thousands of people behind bars, even when they are presumed to be innocent.

Covered topics: Maurice Jimmerson, bail, bonds, Kalief Browder, liberty, Isaiah Berlin, positive liberty, negative liberty, Pretrial Fairness Act,

Further Reading:

https://www.walb.com/2021/01/04/murder-warrants-issued-albany-october-homicide/

https://www.walb.com/story/33773305/kennedy-sentenced-in-connection-with-drive-by-shooting/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hung-jury-means-georgia-man-jailed-10-years-101651291

https://www.walb.com/2023/07/28/albany-shooting-victims-family-still-looking-justice-10-years-later/

https://wfxl.com/news/local/indictments-in-fatal-drive-by-shooting-involving-a-baby

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/04/26/georgia-man-behind-bars-10-years-still-waiting-his-day-court/

https://www.acluohio.org/en/news/brief-history-cash-bail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalief_Browder

https://www.nyclu.org/en/campaigns/facts-bail-reform

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeseq/2021/10/01/money-bail-is-unjust-and-should-end/?sh=2dfa900b6f06

https://www.vera.org/news/new-yorkers-have-known-bail-doesnt-work-for-60-years-why-are-we-still-debating-it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_Berlin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Concepts_of_Liberty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCsfT2WsitE

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/18/1188349005/illinois-ends-cash-bail-system-state-supreme-court

https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/the-illinois-supreme-court-cash-bail-ruling-explained

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