Criminal
Oct. 15, 2020
Proposition 25: Noble intentions, but not the answer
Senate Bill 10, a law passed in 2018, aims to prevent those who cannot afford nominal bail from remaining incarcerated during the pendency of their case. Sounds great doesn’t it? Prop. 25 is a referendum on the law.
Louis J. Shapiro
Email: LouisJShapiro@Gmail.com
Louis, a former Los Angeles County Public Defender, is a criminal defense attorney and State Bar-certified criminal law specialist out of Century City. He is also a legal analyst, board member of the California Innocence Project and Project For The Innocence at Loyola Law School, CACJ and LACBA'S Criminal Justice Executive Committee.
One of the most practically relevant issues on this year's election ballot is going unnoticed. Proposition 25 is a referendum on Senate Bill 10, a law passed in 2018 which has the noble intention of preventing those who cannot afford nominal bail from remaining incarcerated during the pendency of their case. Sounds great doesn't it?
Over 1 million people are arrested each year in California according to the state Department of Justic...
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