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Excessive Bail

The sheriff and court system of Randolph County, Alabama, are the latest to face a federal class action accusing them of jailing poor people arrested on minor charges for long times merely because they cannot pay the bail.

OPELIKA, Ala. — The sheriff and court system of Randolph County, Alabama, are the latest to face a federal class action accusing them of jailing poor people arrested on minor charges for long times merely because they cannot pay the bail.

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