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Criminal

Apr. 13, 2020

Emergency zero cash bail may give data for doing away with the system altogether, others say it will encourage crime

The statewide zero bail order for misdemeanors and some felonies could provide important data for the effects, good and bad, of a future cashless bail system.

The statewide zero bail order for misdemeanors and some felonies could provide important data for the effects, good and bad, of a future cashless bail system.

The temporary emergency rules from the Judicial Council take effect today and remain for at least three months after the emergency is over in an attempt to “safely reduce jail populations” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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