The End of Cash Bail: As Simple as Sending a Text Message?

Authors

Dylan Ashdown, Saint Louis University School of Law

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Description

Pre-trial detainees make up more than 70% of the U.S. jail population. Dylan Ashdown discusses the frequently discriminatory bail practices across the United States and how some jurisdictions are starting to do away with cash bail.

Publication Date

9-7-2020

Document Type

Article

Keywords

cash bail, text message, pretrial release

Disciplines

Law

Recommended Citation

Ashdown, Dylan, "The End of Cash Bail: As Simple as Sending a Text Message?" (2020). SLU Law Journal Online. 46.
https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lawjournalonline/46