Califonia Gets Rid of Bail Bonds!
On August. 28 in Sacramento, Calif. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill along with State senator Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, and Assemblyman Rob Bonta that abolished bail in California. California is the first state to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial. After 40 years of fighting for this bill to pass, a California appellate court finally spoke up and “declared the state’s cash bail system unconstitutional.” This is what Governor Brown had to say moments after signing the bill,” Today, California reforms its bail system so that rich and poor alike are treated fairly.” This new law goes into effect in October 2019. Governor Brown said in his 1979 State of the State Address that the powers were biased and favored the wealthy who can buy their freedom, meanwhile leaving poor people to suffer the consequences remaining in custody.
Under the new law, persons arrested for a crime would be released before their arraignment based on their “risk assessment.” Those seen as a “high risk” would remain in custody until their arraignment. Some people feel that bail should still available, just affordable for everyone. I feel keeping people in jail and away from their family is wrong, aren’t we still Innocent until proven guilty? See full story here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article217461380.html
After asking a couple of students on campus what they thought about California being one of the first states to get rid of bail, here are their responses.
My name is Daireyan, I am a senior at PVHS. I'm on the varsity football team and I am also a member of the BSU club here on campus. As I enter my last...