The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that detaining people who can't afford bail violates the constitution. The ruling means that judges have to consider a defendant's ability to pay when bail is set. If a defendant cannot pay and a judge doesn't think they are a threat to society if released, they won't be able to be kept behind bars, according to HuffPost. 'Whether an accused person is detained pending trial often does not depend on a careful, individualized determination of the need to protect public safety, but merely ― as one judge observes ― the accused's ability to post […]
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