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Pretrial’s Money Problem

Multiple studies conclude that any kind of financial condition doesn’t improve court appearances or law-abiding behavior.

An illustration of the scales of justice filled with money.

Perhaps the greatest obstacle to fair, equitable, and effective pretrial justice is, in a word, money. Financial release conditions—often called “money bond”—keep hundreds of thousands of people in jail and increase racial and economic disparities without improving community safety or court appearances.

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