Bail Reform and the Blues Brothers

Published: May 5, 2019, 8:08 a.m.

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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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