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July 21, 2017

Senate Bill Would Reform Money Bail System
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On Capitol Hill, a pair of senators introduced a bill Thursday seeking
to reform states' money bail systems, which leave nearly a half-million
Americans in jail each day simply because they are unable to pay their
way out. The legislation by Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky and
Democrat Kamala Harris of California would prod states to move away from
the current money bail system and toward a system that allows
lower-income people to go free as they await trial.


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