Punishing Poverty : How Bail and Pretrial Detention Fuel Inequalities in the Criminal Justice System / Christine S. Scott-Hayward, Henry F. Fradella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott-Hayward, Christine S., Author.

Fradella, Henry F., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bail--United States.

Bail.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 300 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Most people in jail have not been convicted of a crime. Instead, they have been accused of a crime and cannot afford to post the bail amount to guarantee their freedom until trial. Punishing Poverty examines how the current system of pretrial release detains hundreds of thousands of defendants awaiting trial. Tracing the historical antecedents of the US bail system, with particular attention to the failures of bail reform efforts in the mid to late twentieth century, the authors describe the painful social and economic impact of contemporary bail decisions. The first book-length treatment to analyze how bail reproduces racial and economic inequality throughout the criminal justice system, Punishing Poverty explores reform efforts, as jurisdictions begin to move away from money bail systems, and the attempts of the bail bond industry to push back against such reforms. This accessibly written book gives a succinct overview of the role of pretrial detention in fueling mass incarceration and is essential reading for researchers and reformers alike.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. The Origins and History of Bail in the Common Law Tradition

2. Pretrial Release Decisions and Outcomes

3. The Problems with Risk-Assessment-Based Bail Determinations

4. The Impact of Pretrial Detention

5. The Path Forward

Appendix

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520970496

0520970497

OCLC:

1090283111