[uncut conversation] llinois Leads the Way: What the End of Cash Bail Means for Racial Equity

This month, on Laura Flanders & Friends, we’re taking a closer look at criminal justice—through the lens of abolition, accountability, and the power of the creative arts to tell fuller, truer stories. This week we’ll look closely at what’s wrong with cash bail—and how one state chose to end it.

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Description: The discriminatory and unjust for-profit cash bail system disproportionately impacts Black and Brown people, and favors the wealthy who can buy their freedom while leaving the poor to languish in jail. Bail reform has faced tremendous pushback, but Illinois implemented the first-of-its-kind Pretrial Fairness Act, ending cash bail statewide in 2023. What’s holding the rest of the nation back?

Guests:

Bryce Covert: Contributor, The Nation

Sharone R. Mitchell Jr.: Chief Public Defender Cook County, Illinois

Robert Peters: Illinois State Senator, 13th District

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