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Roger Stone was just released on a $250,000 personal assurance bond.
He does not have to put up one penny. Just to promise to pay that amount if he does not return to court.
Meanwhile, my clients are held in jail on $500 bail they cannot afford for stealing a bar of soap.
He does not have to put up one penny. Just to promise to pay that amount if he does not return to court.
Meanwhile, my clients are held in jail on $500 bail they cannot afford for stealing a bar of soap.
Want any more evidence that there is a two tier criminal justice system in this country and the inequities of cash bail?
People are dying by suicide in jail because they cannot afford bail. Meanwhile people are up in arms because "poor" Roger Stone was arrested in his pajamas.
People are dying by suicide in jail because they cannot afford bail. Meanwhile people are up in arms because "poor" Roger Stone was arrested in his pajamas.
While cash bail still exists, you can do something to address these inequities by donating to bail funds like @BKBailFund and @BronxFreedom in NYC and checking @bailproject for a list of national funds.
87% of my clients cannot make $500 bail. So $500 makes all the difference.
87% of my clients cannot make $500 bail. So $500 makes all the difference.
Here's how you donate to @BKBailFund. A donation of $5 makes all the difference.
brooklynbailfund.org/donate/
brooklynbailfund.org/donate/
