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Why fixing the US bail system is tricky : Cash bail is great…if you can pay for it.

#CashBail #Jail #D efendants #Court  #Courtroom Lawmakers, activists, and reformers want to end cash bail, the practice of requiring a defendant to pay money to be released from jail before trial. Mounting evidence has shown that cash bail unfairly affects low-income minorities who don’t have the money to pay for release before their trial. As a result, defendants languish in jail while waiting for court dates. While in jail, many of them lose their jobs, housing, and parental rights, all of which can weaken their community network, erode domestic relationships and cost the government money to keep them in jail. Defenders of cash bail claim it is an effective mechanism for keeping violent criminals in jail. Despite their efforts to protect the status quo, several states have pursued bail reform. These states model their new systems on a pretrial risk assessment system. Risk assessments use algorithms to analyze data about a defendant and make recommendations for their pr

Photo of inmate enjoying Popeyes chicken sandwich in his cell goes viral

#Popeyes #Chickensandwich #inmate #Jail A photo of an inmate who managed to get his hands on the much sought after Popeyes Chicken Sandwich has the internet going wild. The images, which were originally posted by Frank Gutta on Instagram and later made the rounds on Twitter, shows the prisoner getting ready to chow down on America’s latest food craze. EXCLUSIVE: Photo of inmate enjoying Popeyes infamous chicken sandwich in his cell https://t.co/as33ULrM93 — Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) November 15, 2019 “Trying to see what all the hype bout,” Gutta captioned the image, which was posted to his Instagram Stories. On another photo, he captioned: “Thanks Bae.” The inmate is seen sitting on a cot and posing with the sandwich that was apparently brought to him by a companion. The photo quickly went viral and generated many comments on Twitter. “I don't wanna even know how that got in there,” one person tweeted. Another Twitter user wrote, “Was gonna say this Popeye’s