{"id":28249,"date":"2016-12-04T13:49:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T21:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=28249"},"modified":"2016-12-04T13:49:40","modified_gmt":"2016-12-04T21:49:40","slug":"california-looking-to-overhaul-bail-system-that-allegedly-punishes-the-poor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=28249","title":{"rendered":"California Looking to Overhaul Bail System That Allegedly Punishes the Poor"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"trb_ar_h\">\n<div class=\"trb_ar_hl\">\n<h1 class=\"trb_ar_hl_t\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">California lawmakers want to reform a bail system they say &#8216;punishes the poor for being poor&#8217;<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_main\">\n<div class=\"trb_ar_la\">\n<aside class=\"trb_embed\" data-content-id=\"84156427\" data-content-size=\"leadart\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-content-slug=\"la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\" data-content-subtype=\"photo\" data-role=\"sc_item imgsize_ratiosizecontainer\" data-state=\"\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_media\">\n<figure class=\"trb_embed_imageContainer_figure\" data-role=\"imgsize_item\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img class=\"trb_embed_imageContainer_img\" title=\"Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 750px, (min-width: 1060px) calc(100vw - 559px), (min-width: 840px) calc(100vw - 419px), (min-width: 800px) 800px, 100.1vw\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/350\/350x197 350w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/400\/400x225 400w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/450\/450x253 450w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/500\/500x281 500w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/550\/550x309 550w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/600\/600x338 600w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/650\/650x366 650w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/700\/700x394 700w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/750\/750x422 750w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/800\/800x450 800w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/850\/850x478 850w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/900\/900x506 900w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/950\/950x534 950w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/1000\/1000x563 1000w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/1050\/1050x591 1050w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/1100\/1100x619 1100w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/1150\/1150x647 1150w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/1200\/1200x675 1200w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/1400\/1400x788 1400w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/1600\/1600x900 1600w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/1800\/1800x1013 1800w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/2000\/2000x1125 2000w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\/2048\/2048x1152 2048w\" alt=\"Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail\" data-baseurl=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55c3a198\/turbine\/la-ol-la-jails-get-a-monitor-but-thats-just-a--001\" data-c-nd=\"2048x1366\" data-role=\"imgsize_srcsetdisplayitem\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related\" data-role=\"lightbox_metadata\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related_credit_and_caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A Los Angeles County sheriff&#8217;s deputy prepares to unlock a security door to a cell block at L.A. County Men&#8217;s Central Jail in 2011. Some legal experts say certain municipality policies have turned jails into modern-day debtors prisons. (Los Angeles Times)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_by\">\n<figure class=\"trb_ar_by_i_f\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"trb_ar_by_i\" title=\"Jazmine Ulloa \" src=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-57683837\/turbine\/la-bio-jazmine-ulloa\/70\/70x70\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-57683837\/turbine\/la-bio-jazmine-ulloa\/140\/140x140 2x, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-57683837\/turbine\/la-bio-jazmine-ulloa\/210\/210x210 3x\" alt=\"Jazmine Ulloa \" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"trb_ar_by_nm_pm\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"trb_ar_by_nm_au\" data-byline-withoutby=\"\">By\u00a0<a class=\"trb_ar_by_nm_au_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/la-bio-jazmine-ulloa-staff.html#nt=byline\">Jazmine Ulloa <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_by\"><span class=\"trb_ar_by_nm_pm\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"trb_ar_by_cl\" href=\"mailto:jazmine.ulloa@latimes.com?subject=Regarding:%20%22California%20lawmakers%20want%20to%20reform%20a%20bail%20system%20they%20say%20%27punishes%20the%20poor%20for%20being%20poor%27%22\" data-role=\"sc_sEmail\">Contact Reporter<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_by\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_by\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">California lawmakers next year will make it a top priority to reform the system through which judges award criminal offenders bail, saying courts across the state are punishing \u201cthe poor for being poor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Assemblyman Rob Bonta and Sen. Bob Hertzberg said they plan to fire the first salvo Monday, when lawmakers descend upon the Capitol for the start of the 2017 legislative session. They will introduce bills stating\u00a0the Legislature intends\u00a0to enact laws that will reduce the number of people detained before trial\u00a0and address\u00a0the racial and economic disparities in the bail process.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The details of upcoming\u00a0legislation are still under deliberation, but Bonta and\u00a0Hertzberg\u00a0said they have\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-lawmakers-want-to-upend-california-s-1467752301-htmlstory.html\" target=\"_blank\">assembled a broad\u00a0coalition<\/a> of organizations and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to tackle\u00a0what they consider to be\u00a0one of the most significant\u00a0pushes\u00a0\u2014 and likely one of the hardest battles\u00a0\u2014 of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bonta, an Oakland Democrat, said he sees \u201cunprecedented\u201d energy and momentum on the issue, but predicted\u00a0\u201ca heavy, strong resistance from the bail industry and insurance companies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Debate over bail reform\u00a0has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/nation\/la-na-bail-poverty-court-20160825-snap-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">simmered\u00a0at the national level<\/a> in recent years and has often been waged in court, with cities and counties across the country facing lawsuits over\u00a0policies that some legal experts say have turned jails into modern-day debtors prisons. At\u00a0least <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/bayarea\/article\/State-to-defend-suit-against-bail-system-after-10640767.php\" target=\"_blank\">two\u00a0of those cases<\/a> \u2014 against statewide practices used in San Francisco and Sacramento \u2014 have been filed in\u00a0federal courts in California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Under state law, bail is set when a person is arrested according to a county fee schedule and depends\u00a0on the gravity of the alleged crime. Offenders must post the amount upfront, or pay a 10% fee to a bond company, before they are released.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Those who can\u2019t afford to do so either can remain incarcerated\u00a0up to an additional 48 hours before they are formally charged and arraigned. A judge then sets the conditions for release before trial, weighing such factors as whether the defendants pose a flight risk or are a\u00a0threat to their community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Those conditions typically include bail, and\u00a0lawyers and legal experts say the rules on how high that monetary amount\u00a0is\u00a0set\u00a0vary by city and county, often allowing courts to keep people in jail based on their inability to pay their fees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWe have to make the criminal justice system more just,\u201d Bonta said. \u201cWhen you have a system that is making decisions simply and solely based on a person\u2019s wealth, something is fundamentally wrong and that is simply not acceptable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bail reform legislation has failed in California in the past,\u00a0often because of tough opposition from bondsman companies that argue\u00a0the current system\u00a0allows defendants access to their civil liberties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But lawmakers said\u00a0they could point to successful reforms in Washington D.C., Kentucky and New Jersey.\u00a0And they have studied\u00a0jurisdictions within the state that have developed \u201crisk-assessment\u201d models, which allow\u00a0court and pretrial staff to use data and other evidence to determine whether a person should be released.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Hertzberg\u00a0(D-Van Nuys) said Republicans are suggesting interest in reform. \u201cNow you have a whole host of groups on both sides of the aisle looking at the\u00a0cost and fairness of the system,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Modernization of the pretrial system is urgently needed in California, which relies on pretrial detention\u00a0at much higher rates than other states, according to the bills to be filed Monday. About 63% of people in state jails, or 46,000 inmates, had not been sentenced in 2015, according to the Board of State and Community Corrections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">That comes at a housing cost to the state of roughly $100\u00a0per inmate per day in most counties, or roughly $4.6 million a day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It also placed an expensive burden on\u00a0families. When people cannot afford to pay for their release,\u00a0they can lose their housing, lawyers and reform advocates said. Even three days in jail can result in\u00a0a loss of wages, jobs\u00a0and family connections, leaving some defendants\u00a040% more likely to commit crime\u00a0in the future, studies show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe problem we see with money bail is that it is a price tag on freedom,\u201d said Phil Telfeyan, executive director of Equal Justice Under Law, which filed the legal\u00a0challenges over bail reform in California. \u201cThose who are rich get to pay their way out and those who aren\u2019t have to languish in jail.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"trb_embed\" data-content-size=\"large\" data-content-type=\"blurb\">\n<div id=\"trb_em_b_90995489\" class=\"trb_embed_blurb\" data-load-type=\"commentFrame\" data-frame-width=\"100%\" data-frame-height=\"100%\" data-frame-class=\"trb_em_b_if\" data-frame-scroll=\"no\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California 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