{"id":5091,"date":"2019-03-14T13:43:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T13:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/irwin\/?p=5091"},"modified":"2019-03-14T13:43:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T13:43:26","slug":"bipartisan-bicameral-package-introduced-to-reform-cash-bail-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/irwin\/2019\/03\/14\/bipartisan-bicameral-package-introduced-to-reform-cash-bail-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan, Bicameral Package Introduced to Reform Cash Bail System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>41 percent of county jail inmates held because they can\u2019t post bail<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LANSING \u2014 Today, state Reps.&nbsp;<strong>David LaGrand<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Grand Rapids) and&nbsp;<strong>Tommy Brann<\/strong>&nbsp;(R-Wyoming) along with state Sen.&nbsp;<strong>Jeff Irwin<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Ann Arbor) held a press conference to announce the introduction of a legislative package to reform Michigan\u2019s broken cash bail system. The legislation would make much needed reforms to ensure those housed pre-trial are kept only when they pose a danger to society or are a flight risk, not due to lack of funds to pay for their own release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe current system disproportionally burdens those with lower incomes, often reinforcing poverty cycles with deep consequences for even minor infractions,\u201d said Rep. LaGrand. \u201cWhether or not you are released pre-trial is, for the most part, solely dependent on how much money you have, at a point in the criminal justice process when everyone is still meant to be considered \u2014 legally \u2014 innocent until proven guilty. If someone is an obvious danger our package provides clear space for judicial discretion, but ultimately our plan will reform the bail system in a way that provides equal justice to everyone \u2013 regardless of their financial status without sacrificing public safety or victims\u2019 rights.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;According to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/content\/pub\/pdf\/jim14.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2015 Department of Justice report<\/a>, roughly 41 percent of jail inmates in Michigan were awaiting trial with an average cost of $75 a day per person to house them. It can cost approximately $500,000 a day, and more than $180 million a year to keep citizens locked up because they can&#8217;t afford to post bail. Not only is this a waste of taxpayer dollars, but it often creates undue financial hardship for those who were already struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo one should be sitting in jail awaiting trial because they could not afford to pay bail,\u201d Irwin said. \u201cOur founders built our justice system on one guiding principle \u2013 innocent until proven guilty. Our communities have suffered long enough under this broken system. Citizens should be afforded equal rights and not have their fundamental rights metered by the thickness of their wallet or the number of zeros in their bank account.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The package consists of ten bills and one resolution to address the many components of the bail system. Rep. LaGrand\u2019s bill would make pretrial release the standard and require judges to take a person\u2019s ability to pay into account when setting bail. Other bills in the package prevent judges from setting bail outside of a defendants ability to pay and requires&nbsp; that defendants have access to financial disclosure forms. The package also creates a system of accountability by requiring courts to submit a regular report to the State Court Administrative Office to track bail cases, and will encouraging local governments to monitor and repurpose a portion of their savings toward community policing.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPulling someone off the job and putting them in jail creates a vicious cycle,\u201d Brann said. \u201cSitting in jail does not help them pay their debts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I employ a young person, I consider it a part of my work to help them develop discipline as well as their trade skills. Sometimes a young person makes a miscalculation. When they end up in jail for days for minor offenses because they can\u2019t post bond, they lose wages \u2013 sometimes their jobs. When they lose wages, they can\u2019t support their kids or they fall behind on their child support,\u201d Willink said. \u201cMy business falls behind in its work when my employees can\u2019t show up. So you can see the community as a whole is harmed when we hold low risk people in jail before their trial for no reason other than their ability to pay. Reforming the cash bail system would help people stay employed while they wait for their court date so they can keep themselves on track and take care of their kids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/irwin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/8-2019.03.13-103-1024x805.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5092\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>41 percent of county jail inmates held because they can\u2019t post bail LANSING \u2014 Today, state Reps.&nbsp;David LaGrand&nbsp;(D-Grand Rapids) and&nbsp;Tommy Brann&nbsp;(R-Wyoming) along with state Sen.&nbsp;Jeff Irwin&nbsp;(D-Ann Arbor) held a press [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - 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