“The City of Calhoun, Georgia, adopted a scheme by which bail was set to a pre-determined amount, resulting in Maurice Walker being held in jail for nearly 2 weeks on misdemeanor public drunkenness charges. Walker challenged detention on behalf of himself and those similarly situated, including persons held for traffic offenses.”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/this-unfair-money-bail-scheme-gets-the-challenge-it-deserves/
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