The United States has the third largest population in the world behind China and India. However, the U.S. is number one in having the most people locked up behind bars. According to Statista, America has 639 prisoners per 100,000 people of the national population. Then there is the issue of cash bail, which is defined as money being paid for someone to get out of jail after an initial arrest. RELATED: Ex-cop charged in Floyd’s death freed on $1 million bond To dive deeper into this matter, there are people who cannot afford to pay their bail because it is expensive. One of the groups affected the most from the cash bail system is people of color. Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely to […]
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