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January 23, 2020

San Francisco District Attorney's Office Ends Cash Bail
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In San Francisco, newly sworn-in District Attorney Chesa Boudin has
ended cash bail, saying his office will no longer ask for cash as a
condition for people's pretrial release. Boudin and many others have
long criticized cash bail as disproportionately punishing defendants who
are poor and people of color. The San Francisco District Attorney's
Office says cash bail has also been applied unfairly, with
African-American defendants paying an average of 12 times more per year
for pretrial release compared to white defendants.


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