Thread by @DrRJKavanagh

This is a momentous decision, but California has not abolished cash bail.

Although there is a presumption of release, people can still have bail set that will hold them in jail if a court decides they are a flight risk or a risk to public safety.

latimes.com/california/sto…

California Public Defenders Association President, Jennifer Friedman, makes this point, saying the court, "failed to clearly describe the limited category of individuals who may be detained."

whdh.com/news/californi…

Sadly in situations like this: where reform comes with vaguely-defined exceptions, or where discretion is given to judges, the result can often be a continuation of the status quo - which, in this case, means poor Black and Brown people will continue to be held in jail pre-trial.

I am in no way trying to minimize the significance of the decision. But tweets like this are misleading.