04/05/2023
"An enduring theme of [the criminal legal system] is the difference between how we advertise the law with beautiful inscriptions on our public monuments ... and how we use the law to crush the bodies and minds of poor people and people of color in our streets, our prisons, and our courtrooms."
It violates a person’s rights to jail her solely because she cannot make a payment and without the government demonstrating that pretrial detention is absolutely necessary