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Aug. 12, 2019
Cash bail pilot grants awarded, but San Francisco officials oppose the funds
The Judicial Council approved $68 million for pretrial detention pilot projects with a unanimous vote at its regular meeting on Friday. But as is now standard with any discussion of the future of cash bail, there were a few contentious moments.
The Judicial Council approved $68 million for pretrial detention pilot projects with a unanimous vote at its regular meeting Friday. But as is now standard with any discussion of the future of cash bail, there were a few contentious moments. The money comes from $75 million Gov. Gavin Newsom set aside in the latest state budget to study alternatives to the current cash bail. Under the proposal submitted by a 12-member Pretrial Reform and Operations Workgroup, funding ...
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