Government,
Criminal
Jan. 23, 2020
San Francisco prosecutors will no longer seek cash bail
“From this point forward, pretrial detention will be based on public safety, not on wealth,” District Attorney Chesa Boudin said in a press statement.
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin issued a new policy to his prosecutors Wednesday, saying they will no longer ask for cash bail in lieu of pretrial detention.
"From this point forward, pretrial detention will be based on public safety, not on wealth," Boudin said in a press statement.
Boudin's office cited statistics that U.S. taxpayers spend $38 million per day to incarcerate defend...
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