Bail Reform and the Blues Brothers
New Jersey is leading the nation in bail reform. In states across the country, a cash bail system can mean that poor defendants remain in jail while wealthier defendants go free. But a model to address those disparities began in New Jersey, which has launched some of the most comprehensive bail reforms in the nation. In the United States, 67% of inmates released from prison will return having committed a new crime within three years. Simply put, the criminal justice system doesn\u2019t accomplish what it was designed to do. But why is it failing?
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