Detroit cash bail reforms to strike at racial inequality

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Detroit cash bail reforms to strike at racial inequality

By The Associated Press (AP) - Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, which activists say routinely […]

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