05-08-2017 09:03 via ocregister.com

Bipartisanship to end unjust pretrial jailing

Sen. Kamala Harris of California has teamed up with Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky to take on the challenge of bail reform.
Introducing the Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act of 2017, Harris and Paul are bringing much needed attention to the inequitable and unjust practice of keeping people incarcerated as they await trial simply because they lack the financial resources to buy their freedom.
To Harris, bail reform is fundamentally about economic justice and restoring the notion that America is a pla
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