Editorial: Chief Moore and other bail reform critics are wrong. Cash bail should not be a form of punishment
LA TimesPeople who are accused of crimes in Los Angeles County but are unable to make required bail payments before arraignment are held in police station jails or transported to the Inmate Reception Center, which has long been under fire for inhumane conditions. Testifying in August in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of money bail, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said the value of this system is to show the public that “there’s consequences for going out and committing serious offenses, felony offenses. And that those consequences are that you face the risk of being incarcerated and punished.” Opinion Ending Cash Bail On Oct. 1 Los Angeles County transitions to a new way of administering pre-arraignment justice that doesn’t use cash bail for most crimes. And it goes to the heart of the need for bail reform and the importance of the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s new Pre-Arraignment Release Protocol, which takes effect Oct. 1 and will eliminate money bail and pretrial detention for most suspected crimes. The Los Angeles Police Protective League and other police unions are urging L.A. residents to attend the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday to share their concerns about the changes to the county’s cash bail system.
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