Former Attorney General Holder Urges Bail Reform In Maryland

BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Attorney General Eric Holder urged Maryland’s highest court on Thursday to reform the state’s pretrial system so that people are not held in jail simply because they can’t afford bail.
Holder told the seven-member Court of Appeals that Maryland’s written rules for pretrial release lay a strong foundation for an effective pretrial system, but the rules are implemented in a way that leads to unjust incarcerati