I don't think @[email protected] needs to be incarcerated pending trial, but he's only out because his parents put up a very expensive home as a form of collateral.
Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. are not so lucky and are behind bars due to a lack of financial resources
@[email protected] "The 'pretrial population' [of incarcerated people] has grown significantly over time—increasing 433 percent between 1970 and 2015, from 82,922 people to 441,790."
"This growth is in large part due to the increased use of monetary bail. "
https://www.vera.org/downloads/publications/Justice-Denied-Evidence-Brief.pdf
@[email protected] .@[email protected] benefited from a kind of bail that is no long the norm. His bail was set at $250 million but he wasn't required to post it upfront (and there is no indication he has that kind of money).
He will only be responsible for the $250 million if he doesn't show up in court
@[email protected] If you can't come up with the cash for bail, it's a very big deal, even if you are ultimately acquitted.
The average time for a felony case to be disposed is 256 days.
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