Expert Says End To Cash Bail Does Not Mean Greater Risk To Community Safety In States Where It Has Happened
CBS Chicago 1/20/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) Among the police reform measures that recently passed in Springfield is an end to cash bail.
The measure allows defendants to go free at a judge’s discretion, without bail, while they await trial. But does policy work?
CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot spoke to an expert to find out. The expert said no cash bail hasn’t resulted in a greater risk to community safety in New Jersey or other states where’s it’s being used.