What would life be like without police? Police forces were invented in the mid-19th century. If we come together, they won't last through the 21st.
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ALT WOW logo against a red backdrop. “WOW” in the form of skyscrapers, the “O” being a hand with a pencil in it. the hashtag #StopCopCity is written across the bottom.
ALT What is cash bail?
ALT Did you know? About 68% of pretrial detainees have only been charged with drug, property, or public order crimes.
ALT Cash bail is essentially a ransom by the state, a poverty tax, a two-tiered system of justice. We are fighting to abolish prisons. In the meantime, catching up with the rest of the planet and ending cash bail will materially improve many people's lives.
ALT Donate to bailproject.org to fund cash bails nationwide, or to atlsolidarity.org to fund protestors in Atlanta who are given cash bail.
ALT What is cash bail?
ALT Did you know? 70% of people in local jails (~500k people nationwide) are in pretrial detention, meaning they're legally innocent but can't pay their bail.
ALT Did you know? The median bail bond amount in the US ($10k) represents eight months of income for the typical detained defendant.
ALT Did you know? The US is only 1 of 2 countries that have a cash bail system dominated by commercial bondsmen. Most countries don't use cash bail at all.
ALT Bullet pointed list of "symptoms and feelings of overwork" pt. 1, link to the full text is below in a comment
ALT Bullet pointed list of "symptoms and feelings of overwork" pt. 2, link to the full text is below in a comment
