Cash bail doesn’t keep Oklahoma safe. It just keeps people down.

Cash bail doesn’t keep Oklahoma safe. It just keeps people down.

An inmate lays in a jail cell. (Photo by Darrin Klimek/Getty Images)Oklahoma has a decision to make: Will we continue clinging to a pretrial system that punishes poverty and fails to deliver public safety? Or will we move toward a smarter, fairer, and actually effective alternative? The evidence is mounting, and the verdict is clear: cash bail — the dollar amount a court determines you must pay to be released from jail before your trial — doesn’…