#overincarceration — Public Fediverse posts

No, Jake Tapper, the abolition of #cashBail is not at fault for every crime that has taken place since its inception. No correlation between abolishing cash bail and higher crime rates has been uncovered by research.

Indeed, studies have shown that pretrial #incarceration—that is, the jailing of individuals not convicted of any crime — leads to higher #unemployment and greater #recidivism after release. And, of course, pretrial detention is a major contributor to #overincarceration.

Known #seditionist, fraudster, and sex criminal DJ Trump walks around free after 4 indictments. Meanwhile, poor Black defendants accused of minor crimes such as possession spend months, even years, behind bars awaiting trial.

If you don't like the abolition of cash bail, take it up with the Founders. The Eighth Amendment provides that defendants will not be burdened with "excessive #bail"—a provision we've steadfastly ignored for far too long.