The problem with the U.S. bail system - Camilo Ramirez

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ido Dekkers ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Alsa Saal
00:06
Since 2000, the annual number of people convicted of crimes in the United States
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ืžืื– 2000, ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื•ืจืฉืขื• ื‘ืคืฉืขื™ื ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช
00:11
has stayed steady, but the average number of people in jail each year has shot up.
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ื ืฉืืจ ื™ืฆื™ื‘, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืœื ื›ืœ ืฉื ื” ื˜ื™ืคืก ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช.
00:17
How can that be?
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ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช?
00:19
The answer lies in the bail systemโ€”
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ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจื‘ื•ืช --
00:22
which isnโ€™t doing what it was intended to do.
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ืฉืœื ืขื•ืฉื” ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืืžื•ืจื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
00:25
The term "bail" refers to the release of people awaiting trial
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ื”ืžื•ื ื— ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื—ื›ื™ื ืœืžืฉืคื˜
00:29
on condition that they return to court to face charges.
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ื‘ืชื ืื™ ืฉื™ื—ื–ืจื• ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืคื ื™ ื”ื”ืืฉืžื•ืช.
00:33
Countries around the world use many variations of bail,
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ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจื‘ื•ืช,
00:36
and some donโ€™t use it at all.
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืœื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื•ืช ื‘ื” ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
00:38
The U.S. bail system relies primarily on whatโ€™s called cash bail,
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ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืžืกืชืžื›ืช ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉื ืงืจื ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžื–ื•ืžืŸ,
00:44
which was supposed to work like this:
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ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืืžื•ืจื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื›ื›ื”:
00:46
When a person was accused of a crime,
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ื›ืฉืื“ื ื”ื•ืืฉื ื‘ืคืฉืข,
00:48
the judge would set a reasonable price for bail.
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ื”ืฉื•ืคื˜ ื”ื™ื” ืงื•ื‘ืข ืกื›ื•ื ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ ืฉืœ ืขืจื‘ื•ืช.
00:51
The accused would pay this fee in order to be released from jail
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ื”ื ืืฉืžื ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉืœื ืืช ื”ืกื›ื•ื ื”ื–ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืชื—ืจืจ ืžื”ื›ืœื
00:55
until the court reached a verdict on the case.
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ืขื“ ืฉื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ื™ื’ื™ืข ืœื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ื‘ืžืงืจื”.
00:58
Once the case ended, whether found guilty or innocent,
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ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ื™ืกืชื™ื™ื, ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื™ืžืฆื ืืฉื ืื• ื–ื›ืื™,
01:01
theyโ€™d get the bail money back if they made all their court appearances.
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ื”ื ื™ืงื‘ืœื• ืืช ืกื›ื•ื ื”ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื—ื–ืจื” ืื ื”ื ื™ื•ืคื™ืขื• ืœื›ืœ ื”ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜.
01:06
The rationale behind this system is that under U.S. law,
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ื”ื”ื’ื™ื•ืŸ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ืฉืชื—ืช ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช,
01:09
people are presumed innocent until proven guiltyโ€”
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ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื–ื›ืื™ื ืขื“ ืฉืžื•ื›ื— ืฉื”ื ืืฉืžื™ื --
01:13
so someone accused of a crime should not be imprisoned
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ืื– ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืžื•ืืฉื ื‘ืคืฉืข ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœื•ื
01:16
unless theyโ€™ve been convicted of a crime.
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ืืœื ืื ื”ื ื”ื•ืจืฉืขื• ื‘ืคืฉืข.
01:19
But today, the bail system in the U.S.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื, ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช
01:22
doesnโ€™t honor the presumption of innocence.
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ืœื ืžื›ื‘ื“ืช ืืช ื”ื”ื ื—ื” ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืืฉืžื”.
01:24
Instead, it subverts peoplesโ€™ rights and causes serious harm,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื, ื”ื™ื ื—ื•ืชืจืช ืชื—ืช ื”ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื•ื’ื•ืจืžืช ืœืคื’ื™ืขื” ื—ืžื•ืจื”,
01:28
particularly to people in low-income communities
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืขื ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื ืžื•ื›ื”
01:31
and communities of color.
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ื•ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
01:33
A key reason why is the cost of bail.
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ืกื™ื‘ื” ืขื™ืงืจื™ืช ื”ื™ื ื”ืขืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจื‘ื•ืช.
01:36
In order for cash bail to work as intended,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžื–ื•ืžืŸ ืชืขื‘ื•ื“ ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื™ื ืืžื•ืจื”,
01:39
the price has to be affordable for the accused.
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ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉื’ื” ืœื ืืฉื.
01:42
The cost of bail wasnโ€™t meant to reflect the likelihood of someoneโ€™s guiltโ€”
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ื”ืขืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืืžื•ืจื” ืœืฉืงืฃ ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืืฉืžื” ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื--
01:47
when bail is set, the court has not reviewed evidence.
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ื›ืฉืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื ืงื‘ืขืช, ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ืœื ื‘ื“ืง ืขื“ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืจืื™ื•ืช.
01:51
Under exceptional circumstances, such as charges of very serious crimes,
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ืชื—ืช ืชื ืื™ื ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ, ื›ืžื• ื”ืืฉืžื•ืช ื‘ืคืฉืขื™ื ื—ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžืื•ื“,
01:56
judges could deny bail and jail the accused before their trial.
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ืฉื•ืคื˜ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ื—ื•ืช ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื•ืœื›ืœื•ื ืืช ื”ื ืืฉื ืœืคื ื™ ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜.
02:01
Judges were supposed to exercise this power very rarely,
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ืฉื•ืคื˜ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ื•ื— ื”ื–ื” ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ื ื“ื™ืจื•ืช,
02:05
and could come under scrutiny for using it too often.
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ื•ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืœื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืื ื”ื™ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™.
02:08
Setting unaffordably high bail became a second path
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ืงื‘ื™ืขื” ืฉืœ ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ืžื“ื™ ื”ืคื›ื” ืœื“ืจืš ื”ืฉื ื™ื”
02:12
to denying people pretrial release.
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ืœืžื ื•ืข ืžืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ืžื•ืงื“ื.
02:15
Judges' personal discretion and prejudices played a huge role
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ืฉื™ืงื•ืœ ื”ื“ืขืช ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœ ืฉื•ืคื˜ ื•ื”ื“ืขื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ
02:19
in who they chose to detain this way.
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ื‘ืžื™ ื”ื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืœืขื›ื‘ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื–ื•.
02:22
Bail amounts climbed higher and higher, and more and more defendants couldnโ€™t payโ€”
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ืกื›ื•ืžื™ ื”ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื˜ื™ืคืกื• ืžืื“, ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ืืฉืžื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืฉืœื --
02:27
so they stayed in jail.
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ืื– ื”ื ื ืฉืืจื• ื‘ื›ืœื.
02:29
By the late 19th century,
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ืขื“ ืฉืœื”ื™ ื”ืžืื” ื” 19,
02:31
these circumstances led to the rise of commercial bail bond companies.
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ื”ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื• ืœืขืœื™ื” ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืžืกื—ืจื™ื•ืช.
02:36
They pay a defendantโ€™s bail, in exchange for a hefty fee the company keeps.
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ื”ืŸ ืžืฉืœืžื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ืืฉื, ื‘ืชืžื•ืจื” ืœืกื›ื•ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉื•ืžืจืช.
02:42
Today, the median bail is $10,000โ€”
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ื”ืกื›ื•ื ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืฉืœ ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื•ื 10,000$ --
02:46
a prohibitively high price for almost half of Americans,
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ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช ืœื›ืžืขื˜ ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื,
02:51
and as many as nine out of ten defendants.
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ื•ืœื›ืžืขื˜ ืชืฉืขื” ืžืชื•ืš ืขืฉืจื” ื ืืฉืžื™ื.
02:54
If the defendant canโ€™t pay,
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ืื ื”ื ืืฉื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉืœื,
02:56
they may apply for a loan from a commercial bail bond company.
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ื”ื ืžื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื‘ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืœื•ื•ืื” ืžื—ื‘ืจืช ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืžืกื—ืจื™ืช.
03:00
Itโ€™s completely up to the company to decide whose bail theyโ€™ll pay.
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ื–ื” ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืชืœื•ื™ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื™ ื”ื ื™ืฉืœืžื•.
03:04
They choose defendants they think will pay them back,
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ื”ื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ื ืืฉืžื™ื ืฉื”ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉืœืžื• ืœื”ื ื—ื–ืจื”,
03:07
turning a profit of about $2 billion each year.
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ื•ื”ืŸ ืžืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืขืจืš 2 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ ื‘ืฉื ื”.
03:11
In fact, in the past 20 years,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื‘ 20 ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช,
03:14
pretrial detention has been the main driver of jail growth in America.
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ืžืขืฆืจื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ื™ื• ื”ืžื ื™ืข ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ืœื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื›ืœื™ืื” ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื”.
03:19
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people
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ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”, ืžืื•ืช ืืœืคื™ ืื ืฉื™ื
03:21
who canโ€™t afford bail or secure a loan stay in jail until their case is resolved.
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ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉืœื ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ืœื•ื•ืื” ื ืฉืืจื™ื ื‘ื›ืœื ืขื“ ืฉื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ืฉืœื”ื ืžืกืชื™ื™ื.
03:27
This injustice disproportionately affects Americans who are Black and Latino,
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ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืฆื“ืง ื”ื–ื” ืžืฉืคื™ืข ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืœื ืคืจื•ืคื•ืจืฆื™ื•ื ืœื™ ืขืœ ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืื• ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื,
03:32
for whom judges often set higher bail
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ืœื”ื ืฉื•ืคื˜ื™ื ืงื•ื‘ืขื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:35
than for white people accused of the same offenses.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื ืฉืžื•ืืฉืžื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชืŸ ืขื‘ืจื•ืช.
03:38
Unaffordable bail puts even innocent defendants in an impossible position.
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ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืื™ื ื” ื‘ืช-ื”ืฉื’ื” ืฉืžื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืืช ื”ื—ืคื™ื ืžืคืฉืข ื‘ืขืžื“ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™ืช.
03:43
Some end up pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit.
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ื›ืžื” ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ืืฉืžื” ื‘ืคืฉืขื™ื ืฉื”ื ืœื ื‘ื™ืฆืขื•.
03:46
For minor offenses, the prosecution may offer a deal that credits time
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขื‘ืจื•ืช ืฉื•ืœื™ื•ืช, ื”ืชื‘ื™ืขื” ืื•ืœื™ ืชืฆื™ืข ืขืกืงื” ืฉืชื—ืฉื™ื‘ ื–ืžืŸ
03:51
already spent in jail toward the accusedโ€™s sentence
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ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื•ืฆืข ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ืœื ืœื“ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื ืืฉื
03:55
if they plead guilty.
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ืื ื”ื ื™ื•ื“ื• ื‘ืืฉืžื”.
03:56
Often, the time theyโ€™ve already spent in jail is the total length of the sentence,
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ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช, ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืœื• ื‘ื›ืœื ื”ื•ื ืžืฉืš ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืœ ืคืกืง ื”ื“ื™ืŸ,
04:01
and they can go home immediatelyโ€” but they leave with a criminal record.
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ื•ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืœื›ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืžื™ื™ื“ -- ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื™ืฉืืจื• ืขื ืชื™ืง ืคืœื™ืœื™.
04:06
Defending their innocence, meanwhile,
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ื”ื’ื ื” ืขืœ ื—ืคื•ืชื ืฉืœื”ื, ืžื”ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™,
04:08
can mean staying in jail indefinitely awaiting trialโ€”
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืืจื•ืชื ื‘ื›ืœื ืœื–ืžืŸ ืœื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœ ื‘ื”ืžืชื ื” ืœืžืฉืคื˜ --
04:12
and doesnโ€™t guarantee an innocent verdict.
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ื•ืœื ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื” ื–ื›ืื•ืช ื‘ื’ื–ืจ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ.
04:16
Bail may not even be necessary in the first place.
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ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืื•ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื”ื›ืจื—ื™ืช ืžืจืืฉ.
04:19
Washington, D.C. largely abolished cash bail in the 1990s.
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ื‘ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ืจื” ื—ื™ืกืœื• ืืช ื”ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžื–ื•ืžืŸ ื‘ 1990.
04:23
In 2017, the city released 94% of defendants without holding bail money,
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ื‘ 2017, ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉื—ืจืจื” 94% ืžื”ื ืืฉืžื™ื ื‘ืœื™ ืœื’ื‘ื•ืช ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžื–ื•ืžืŸ,
04:30
and 88% of them returned to all their court dates.
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ื• 88% ืžื”ื ื—ื–ืจื• ืœื›ืœ ืžื•ืขื“ื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ืฉืœื”ื.
04:34
The nonprofit organization, The Bail Project,
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ื”ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืœืœื ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ืจื•ื•ื—, ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื”ืขืจื‘ื•ืช,
04:37
provides free bail assistance to thousands of low-income people every year,
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ืžืกืคืง ืกื™ื•ืข ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื ื ืœืืœืคื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื ืžื•ื›ื” ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”,
04:42
removing the financial incentive that bail is designed to create.
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ื•ืžืกื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืชืžืจื™ืฅ ื”ื›ืกืคื™ ืฉืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืืžื•ืจื” ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ.
04:46
The result? People come back to 90% of their court dates
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ื”ืชื•ืฆืื”? ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœ 90% ืžืชืืจื™ื›ื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ืฉืœื”ื
04:50
without having any money on the line,
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ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื›ืกืฃ ืžืขื•ืจื‘ ื‘ื›ืš,
04:53
and those who miss their court dates tended to
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ื•ืืœื• ืฉืžื—ืžื™ืฆื™ื ืืœ ืžื•ืขื“ื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ืฉืœื”ื ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช
04:55
because of circumstances like child care, work conflicts, or medical crises.
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ื‘ืฉืœ ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืœื“, ืงื•ื ืคืœื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ืื• ืžืงืจื™ ื—ืจื•ื ืจืคื•ืื™ื™ื.
05:01
Studies have also found that holding people in jail before trial,
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ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืžืฆืื• ื’ื ืฉื”ื—ื–ืงืช ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ื›ืœื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜,
05:05
often because they cannot afford cash bail,
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžื ืขืจื‘ื•ืช,
05:08
actually increases the likelihood of rearrests and reoffending.
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ืœืžืขืฉื” ืžื’ื‘ื™ืจื” ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืœืžืขืฆืจื™ื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ื•ืœืขื‘ืจื•ืช ื—ื•ื–ืจื•ืช.
05:13
The damage of incarcerating people before their trials
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ื”ื ื–ืง ืฉืœ ืžืืกืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜
05:17
extends to entire communities and can harm families for generations.
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ืžืชืจื—ื‘ืช ืœื›ืœ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืคื’ื•ืข ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉืš ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœืžื™ื.
05:21
People who are incarcerated can lose their livelihoods, homes,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื ืืกืจื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืื‘ื“ ืืช ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ื”ื›ื ืกื” ืฉืœื”ื, ื”ื‘ืชื™ื,
05:25
and access to essential servicesโ€”
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ื•ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืฉืจื•ืชื™ื ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ื™ื --
05:28
all before theyโ€™ve been convicted of a crime.
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ื”ื›ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื ื”ื•ืจืฉืขื• ื‘ืคืฉืข.
05:31
Itโ€™s also incredibly expensive:
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ื–ื” ื’ื ืžืื•ื“ ื™ืงืจ:
05:34
American taxpayers spend nearly $14 billion every year
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ืžืฉืœืžื™ ื”ืžื™ืกื™ื ืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื ื›ืžืขื˜ 14 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”
05:38
incarcerating people who are legally presumed innocent.
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ืขืœ ืžืืกืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœืžืขืฉื” ื ื—ืฉื‘ื™ื ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ืช ืœื—ืคื™ื ืžืคืฉืข.
05:42
This undermines the promise of equal justice under the law,
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ื–ื” ื—ื•ืชืจ ืชื—ืช ื”ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืฉืœ ืฆื“ืง ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ื ื™ ืชื—ืช ื”ื—ื•ืง,
05:46
regardless of race or wealth.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืงืฉืจ ืœื’ื–ืข ืื• ืžืžื•ืŸ.
05:48
The issues surrounding cash bail are symptomatic of societal problems,
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ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžื–ื•ืžืŸ ื”ืŸ ืกื™ืžืคื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ื•ืช ืœื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช,
05:52
like structural racism and over-reliance on incarceration,
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ื›ืžื• ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช ืžื•ื‘ื ื” ื•ื”ืกืชืžื›ื•ืช ื™ืชืจ ืขืœ ื›ืœื™ืื”,
05:56
that need to be addressed.
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ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื”ืŸ.
05:58
In the meantime, reformers like The Bail Project
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ื‘ื™ื ืชื™ื™ื, ืจืคื•ืจืžื˜ื•ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื”ืขืจื‘ื•ืช
06:01
are working to help people trapped by cash bail
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ืคื•ืขืœื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื›ื•ื“ื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืขืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžื–ื•ืžืŸ
06:04
and to create a more just and humane pretrial system for the future.
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ืงื“ื ืžืฉืคื˜ ืฆื•ื“ืงื•ืช ื•ื”ื•ืžื ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืขืชื™ื“.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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