Topic: Vera Institute of Justice
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New Orleans tries reform of pretrial detention and bail
After instituting new services last spring to help judges know more about the risk with each defendant, the number of inmates awaiting trial dropped by an average of 165 a day – an annual rate of savings to the city of $1.4 million. But, the program is now in danger of budget cuts.
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Jailed without conviction: Behind bars for lack of moneyAbout 10 million people are jailed each year for crimes large and small. Most – two-thirds of the 750,000 in jail on any given day – stay long periods without conviction at great cost to the public and to themselves because they can't afford bail.
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California pays rising price for prison growth
Amid a budget crisis, the state is under pressure to approve $7 billion more for prison healthcare.
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