Election 2020: Proposition 25 Seeks to End Cash Bail System

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🗓️ 2 October 2020

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Proposition 25 on the November ballot seeks to end the cash bail system in California and replace it with one based on risk assessment. If passed, it would make California the first state in the nation to completely eliminate commercial bail. Prop 25 stems from Senate Bill 10, which was signed into law in 2018 by then-Gov. Jerry Brown and would have ended cash bail effective last October. Instead, a coalition against the legislation collected enough signatures to put the issue up for a vote. Proponents of Prop 25 say this would make the process more fair, where a defendant’s freedom isn’t dependent on their economic status. Those opposed say ending cash bail burdens police departments with ensuring defendants appear in court and takes away a person’s choice to secure release from jail through bail. Forum takes up the debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.3	We turn now to Proposition 25, the state ballot measure that seeks to end cash bail in California
0:52.3	and replace it with a system that assesses a person's
0:54.5	risk to public safety to determine if they should be released before trial. While California
0:59.3	already passed a law in 2018 that would have ended cash bail, the bail bonds industry gathered
1:04.9	enough signatures to put the issue before voters. Opponents say the law is costly or that
1:10.4	an algorithm shouldn't determine someone's
1:12.4	risk to public safety. Supporters of Prop 25 say a person's ability to pay shouldn't determine
1:17.9	whether they are free while they await trial. Joining us now is John Bouters, budget advocacy
1:24.9	director for the Alliance for Safety and Justice, representing the yes on Prop 25 campaign. Thanks so much for joining us, Josh Bouters, Budget Advocacy Director for the Alliance for Safety and Justice, representing the
1:28.2	yes on Prop 25 campaign. Thanks so much for joining us, Josh Bowders.
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