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THREAD: Here's how your criminal justice system works.

Yesterday, a woman with no prior criminal history is accused of taking $19 worth of merchandise from a store. She is arrested instead of given a citation at the scene. She has a $100 bond set. 1/4
Today, she is appointed a lawyer with @DefendShelbyCo The State of Tennessee agrees to dismiss her case in exchange for a $50 "donation" to charity. Being locked up, she doesn't have $50 on her. 2/4
Her attorney calls @JustCity901 and requests the help of the Memphis Community Bail Fund, which posts the $100 cash bond. The woman will be released today, likely come back to court in July with $50, and have her case dismissed and expunged from her record. 3/4
Day in and day out, poor people are swept into detention for minor, nonviolent offenses. Their freedom is given a dollar value. In some instances, so is their guilt or innocence. This is #justice in America in 2019. 4/4
The Boss poses a fair question here. open.spotify.com/track/3uPImxAl…
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