Episode 37: Navigating Pretrial Risk Assessments and Cash Bail Reform

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Episode 37: Navigating Pretrial Risk Assessments and Cash Bail Reform
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Is ending cash bail a path to a fairer justice system? California attempted this route in 2018 with its SB10, which would have ended cash bail statewide and replaced it with pretrial risk assessment. The effort could potentially have avoided a two-tiered, wealth-based system, but it fell short with voters. This “Student Voices” episode of Proof Over Precedent dives into the debate over cash bail, what went wrong with the SB10 campaign, and lessons for future bail reform efforts.

Read the corresponding blog post.

Speakers:

  • Strong Ma, J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School
  • Julia Saltzman, J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School

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