Tag: minnesota bail

  • Minnesota Sees Bail Reform Rhetoric Heating Up

    Minnesota Sees Bail Reform Rhetoric Heating Up

    A public defender in Minnesota laments the conditions at a local prison. He sees women in jail for no other reason than an inability to pay for their bail. For Dan Lew, the Northeastern Minnesota Chief Public Defender, the pretrial incarceration population at the St. Louis County jail shows common elements. Notes Lew: The poor […]