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  • N.J. will eliminate cash bail, speed up criminal trials in 2017

    Joe Hernandez

    December 21, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    New Jersey has eliminated cash bail and will instead make a determination, driven in part by computer algorithms, on whether someone is likely to commit another crime or not show up for their court date. This eliminates a system where more than a third of people awaiting trial were behind bars only because they could not afford bail. If a judge does decide to hold someone in jail, another reform kicks in assuring a speedy trial by setting required deadlines for cases to be heard.

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