Government,
Criminal
Aug. 2, 2017
A smarter bail system
Across the United States, millions of people have been incarcerated while awaiting a court date simply because they cannot come up with the cash for their release.
Margaret L. Carter
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
400 S Hope St
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Email: mcarter@omm.com
Margaret is a skilled trial attorney and former federal prosecutor who specializes in high-stakes civil and white collar criminal trials, complex litigation, and regulatory matters.
Daniel R. Suvor
Counsel
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Daniel previously served as chief of policy and senior counsel to California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and has a broad practice encompassing products liability, healthcare, financial services, and white collar and investigation matters that could appear before state AGs.
In 1964, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee about the deep problems with money bail. Thousands of people presumed innocent are held in jail cells every year, Kennedy stated, not because they are likely to flee but because, “to be blunt, they cannot afford to pay for their freedom.”
In the years since, this trend has only grown. Across the United States, millions of people have been incarce...
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