Kansas county’s money bail system leaves people sitting in jail, report finds

Kansas county’s money bail system leaves people sitting in jail, report finds - Butler County Times-Gazette

By Anna Kaminski Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — An examination of Sedgwick County’s bail system found practices that exacerbate inequality within the criminal justice system, leading advocates to request change. A key finding from a recently released report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas revealed that the county’s bail system “penalizes poverty, perpetuates racial disparities, and undermines the presumption of innocence.” The repor…

Kansas county’s money bail system leaves people sitting in jail, report finds

An examination of Sedgwick County’s bail system found practices that exacerbate inequality within the criminal justice system, leading advocates to request change.A key finding from a recently released report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas revealed that the…