Excessive Bail

The sheriff and court system of Randolph County, Alabama, are the latest to face a federal <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Excessive-bail.pdf">class action</a></strong> 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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