In 1964 US attorney general Robert Kennedy testified before a subcommittee of the US Senate Judiciary Committee to advocate for legislation reforming the bail system in the United States. He began his remarks by saying that “the rich man and the poor man do not receive equal justice in our courts. And in no area is this more evident than in the matter of bail.”1 He illustrated this point with a number of poignant stories:
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Pub Date : 2019-09-24DOI: 10.1525/9780520970496-004
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