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I-Sleep-At-Work t1_jegrl2e wrote

keep repeat/violent offender behind bars.. what's so hard about that....

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Arleare13 t1_jegyqaq wrote

What’s difficult, apparently, is understanding the difference between post-conviction sentencing and pre-conviction bail. Bail only involves people who have not yet been convicted - that is, who are presumed innocent of any crimes at the stage of the process we’re talking about. That presumption has to be accounted for in any discussion of pre-trial detention.

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