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1 results foundAuthor: Joki, Paige Title: The Cost of Buying Freedom: Strategies for Cash Bail Reform and Eliminating Systemic Injustices Summary: Justice Lab students John Farrell, Paige Joki, and Adorah Nworah have authored The Cost of Buying Freedom: Strategies for Cash Bail Reform and Eliminating Systemic Injustice, on behalf of Redeemed PA, a community organization advocating for criminal justice reform. This report outlines the dangers of the cash bail system to Pennsylvania communities and justice systems, as well as the enormous burden it places on the state. It also lays out achievable methods of reform, including immediate steps that Philadelphia can take to end cash bail today. Working in conjunction with Redeemed PA, Justice Lab students researched Pennsylvania law, Philadelphia practices, comparative jurisdictions, and gathered community input to capture the failures of the cash bail system, the racial and economic inequality it perpetuates in Philadelphia, its failure to keep our communities safe, and the fact that Philadelphia can stop this practice today. Cash bail forces thousands of people into jails where they lose jobs, opportunity, and family support. Cash bail does not make our communities safer. Instead, it makes freedom available only to those who can buy it. More effective, less expensive alternatives are available. This report details how Philadelphia can act immediately to end cash bail, save taxpayer dollars, aid public safety, and move thousands of lives forward. Details: Philadelphia, PA: Justice Lab, Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for Social Justice at Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2017. 37p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 17, 2018 at: https://www2.law.temple.edu/csj/publication/cost-buying-freedom/ Year: 2017 Country: United States URL: https://www2.law.temple.edu/csj/publication/cost-buying-freedom/ Shelf Number: 153857 Keywords: Bail Reform Cash Bail Criminal Justice Reform Justice Lab Philadelphia |