A Tennessee Man Died In Jail Because He Couldn’t Afford His $100 Bond

Alessandra Biaggi

Originally published in Refinery29

We cannot criminalize poverty in this way – it is cruel, and is not the goal of our criminal justice system," Biaggi said. "With the elimination of cash bail, we can level the playing field to ensure wealthy and poor New Yorkers accused of non-violent crimes are treated the same way."

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