An Indiana University social policy think-tank says a new state law that sets limits on The Bail Project will disproportionately impact minority groups and low-income people.
"The cash bail system disproportionately impacts the lives of Black and Latinx individuals with lasting consequences," IU's Center for Research on Inclusion and Social Policy said in a new policy brief released Tuesday."Inequities in detention rates translate into disparities in conviction rates, courtroom debt and incarceration."
Lawmakers who support the new law said it set up rules for charities in the same kind of way it regulates the private bail industry. The Bail Project says it has paid the bail for 980 people since 2018 when it first launched in Marion County. In the report, researchers say the new law will mean people awaiting trial will spend more time in jail and could lead to more people becoming unemployed, homeless and losing custody of their children.
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