Criminal
Nov. 16, 2020
Prop 25 voters rejected false narrative of class warfare
The defeat of California’s Proposition 25 may have come as a surprise to some, but not to those who have closely watched the debacle of bail reform unfold in the Golden State in recent years.
Jeffrey J. Clayton
Executive Director
American Bail Coalition
The defeat of California's Proposition 25 may have come as a surprise to some, but not to those who have closely watched the debacle of bail reform unfold in the Golden State in recent years. The election battle was couched in overly simplistic, but ultimately inaccurate terms -- that the right to bail was wrong because it was based on class. That is, poor people are stuck in jail, while rich ones get to buy their way out. Fortunately, when push came to shove, the gen...
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