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Jerry Nadler: “The current system detains many people based solely on their inability to afford money bail, which results in serious…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2019
The current system detains many people based solely on their inability to afford money bail, which results in serious problems for defendants of limited means.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Jerrold Nadler highlights the inequities of the bail system affecting low-income defendants.

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