During Monday's public safety committee meeting, Atlanta City Council member Antonio Lewis demanded answers from the city’s chief judge about why he hasn’t begun purging criminal records like the council voted to do.
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Atlanta lawmakers seeks to reform Cash Bail Reform program
Atlanta lawmakers calling for cash bail reform
The Atlanta City Council is seeking to reform cash bail laws that release some defendants to commit more violations before their original ones are processed.
ATLANTA - The city of Atlanta decided in 2018 that defendants without money should not be kept in jail on the same charge that qualifies for a bond.
With a signature, the individual could be released under a program called Cash Bail Reform.
A lot of people have taken advantage of the break, but not in the way authorities had hoped.