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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    California is poised to get rid of cash bail

    The state assembly passed a bill on Monday that would eliminate money bail -- that means no more cash or bonds to get out. Low level offenders would be released.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 21, 2018 • 1 min read

    The state assembly passed a bill on Monday that would eliminate money bail -- that means no more cash or bonds to get out. Low level offenders would be released. For serious crimes, judges would use a formula to decide who should be held or released pre-trial. We speak with the sponsor of the bill, who says it’s the toughest work he’s ever done; and hear from the ACLU, which is opposed to the bill.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Bob Hertzberg

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    3 of 5
    California is poised to eliminate cash bail
    1. 0:00Trump's former lawyer pleads guilty to breaking campaign finance law
    2. 4:51Trump's former campaign manager convicted of fraud
    3. 11:07California is poised to get rid of cash bailYou’re reading this
    4. 22:12Journalist's harrowing story of being captured by Somali pirates
    5. 39:59Madonna at the VMAs: Did she pay tribute to Aretha Franklin or herself?
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