Inbox: From friend & colleague Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec). In 1 hour he'll be arguing Mr. Humphrey's case in CA Supreme Court. "I believe this case will have the most significant direct impact on the number of people in jail in modern U.S. history." Asked to share. More: 
"I haven't written to you as a group in a while, but I hope each of you are as safe & as healthy as possible in these difficult times. If we win, hundreds of thousands of people (perhaps half a million people) charged w/ less serious offenses will be released every year in CA."
"If the California Attorney General and state prosecutors win, then hundreds of thousands of human beings will be separated from their families in jail cells prior to trial. The case is unlike anything we have litigated before in terms of its direct impact on human caging."
If you are interested in watching Alec argue the case, you should be able to live stream it here: courts.ca.gov/35333.htm
"No matter what happens, I will try to write something longer & more thoughtful about the case, about the arguments made by the CA Attorney General, about how dangerous those arguments are to individual liberty and democracy, & what it all says about the future of bail reform."
"In honor of the argument, you might want to check out this stunning photo essay honoring Mr. Humphrey by Silicon Valley De-Bug (@svdebug)." siliconvalleydebug.org/stories/celebr…
And for more on Alec (@equalityAlec) and his organization, (@CivRightsCorps), visit civilrightscorps.org:
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