Lawsuit Claims Dallas County Bail System Unfairly Harms Poor

DALLAS (AP) — A federal civil rights lawsuit alleges that Dallas County’s bail system unfairly harms poor people, violating their constitutional rights.
Four nonprofits filed the lawsuit Sunday on behalf of six Dallas County inmates. The lawsuit alleges that the county’s bail system does not consider a jailed defendant’s ability to pay to post bond, resulting in different treatment in the criminal justice system.
The lawsuit says that “while wealthier arrestees are