For Nicole — the medical social worker facing a felony charge based on a mistaken eyewitness —a $10,000 bail was just as insurmountable as the original $50,000. Despite the reduction, her freedom still had a price she couldn’t pay. The Bail Project paid her bail. She returned home to her children. She continued her education. She was able to fight her case from a position of stability. Eventually, the charges against her were dismissed.

I can't afford a $10,000 bail, much less a $50k bail. Can you?

Chances are good that you can't. That means being jailed for weeks or even months before your trial is resolved, without even being convicted of any crime.

We have to do away with cash bail, fam.

#USA #JusticeSystem #Injustice #Reform #EndCashBail