Chpt. 12 DB

Listen:

Clip #1: http://www.wnyc.org/story/suicide-amid-stalled-bail-reform/ (17 mins)

Clip #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5w75eGTnag (6 mins)

Clip #3: Bail in America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mzBNEEKbKo (6 mins)-Racial Disparity

Clip #4: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/02/644085158/what-changed-after-d-c-ended-cash-bail (5 mins)

Clip #5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA7JsEO5xw0 (30 mins)

Read:

1.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-the-us-bail-system-unfair/

2. http://blog.justicepolicy.org/2013/09/we-need-more-bail-reform.html

3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/07/20/theres-never-been-a-better-time-for-bail-reform/

Answer the following and post your responses in the DB:

1. What are the arguments forbail reform?
2. What reforms does the blogger recommend and what does Robin Steinburg recommend?
3. Do you agree with these proposed reforms? Why/why not?

Please Be sure to make specific references to at least (3) of the audio clips and the reading material.

1. Which states have gotten rid of or significantlychangedtheir bail practice/procedure? List the states and discuss one example.