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Black Mamas Bail Out in LA, National Demand for Bail Reform
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By City News Service
May 9, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Advocates against mass incarceration said they have bailed three Black mothers out of a Los Angeles detention facility as part of a day of action that included a statewide petition with racial justice organization Color of Change.
Essie Justice Group said Saturday the campaign was calling on California judges to ``stop abusing their discretion to disproportionately keep Black people in jail on astronomically high bail amounts.
That charge involves some judges alleged attempts to circumvent a recent California Supreme Court decision that judges must consider ability to pay when setting bail.
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Before Mother s Day each year, incarcerated Black women are released from jail to the open arms of Gina Clayton-Johnson and the rest of the advocates of the California-based Essie Justice Group. It s one of the most moving experiences that I ve ever been a part of, said Clayton-Johnson, the executive director of Essie Justice Group. Black incarcerated women, in particular, are among the most kind of unseen, untended to and uncared for group in our society and there s something really important about saying we see you and you are part of us, and we love you.
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