Guest Column: New bail law returns us to wealth-based justice system
Ryan Carroll
Ryan Carroll is a former educator in the Shelby County Jail and currently works as a data scientist for Just City.
“Returning Shelby County to a wealth-based system of justice that favors the affluent harms everyone else at enormous taxpayer expense. Policies like the Standing Bail Order that can build a safer, smarter, fairer future deserve our support.”
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