Apr. 17, 2023
Pretrial detention can lead to more crime, psychologist testifies
Michael R. Jones testified for the plaintiffs in a trial that seeks to eliminate Los Angeles County's cash bail system.
The common practice of pretrial detention is not conducive to public safety and leads to more crime, an expert testified Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, where a judge is considering a requested injunction against cash bail.
A Los Angeles police officer testified, however, that under the previous zero bail system there was more recidivism.
Pretrial detention “is criminogenic. It serves to create the...
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