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by Michael Hill, Correspondent for NJTV
Next year bail reform starts in New Jersey and today the state’s chief justice cited one reason why: 12 percent of the jail population are defendants charged with minor crimes but can’t afford to post bail of $2,500.
For reformers, that’s a crime in itself.
“We can also demonstrate that a system that relies upon resource for money bail disproportionately affects the poor and minorities,” said Glenn Grant, acting administrative director of New Jersey courts.
After horror stories of inmates spending months and years in jail because of an inability to p...
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