Director of the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit, Cheryl Willoughby, speaking to the media while Minister of State in the Office of the Attorney .
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As the pretrial system faces increasing scrutiny nationwide, states must recognize that imposing financial bail conditions harms communities, and that pretrial release practices must be realigned with foundational American legal principles including the idea that money-based detention violates due process, says Matt Alsdorf at the Center for Effective Public Policy.