Judges could limit pretrial detention to defendants whom pose a danger or could be flight risks
By Hicbd
Sat Aug 29 2015 7:40 am
“Pretrial detention should be reserved for flight risks or dangers to society. Yet 62 percent of people in jail in America are awaiting trial (up from 40 percent 30 years ago) — and most are charged with crimes no more dangerous than shoplifting, driving with a suspended license, public drunkenness, drug possession, missing their curfew or otherwise violating parole. Pre-trial detention fills jails in America with people who need help — around two-thirds of detainees have a mental illness or are substance abusers — and it makes their problems worse.”
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