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Detroit cash bail reforms to strike at inequality

(12 Jul 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Detroit - 12 July 2022 1. A State of Michigan flag flaps in the wind next to the 36th District Court building's facade 2. Chief Judge William McConico of 36th District Court (right) speaks with a colleague ahead of a news conference ANNOTATION: Michigan's largest district court and bail reform advocates announced the settlement of a class-action lawsuit against bail practices in Detroit. ASSOCIATED PRESS Detroit - 12 July 2022 3. Various of the exterior of the court building ANNOTATION: It is not unusual for defendants in the city to be jailed for no reason other than their inability to afford court-imposed bail. ASSOCIATED PRESS Detroit - 12 July 2022 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Mayor, Michigan ACLU senior staff attorney: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "The cash bail system was originally intended to ensure that a person returns to court to face the charges against them. But instead, throughout Michigan and the nation, it has morphed into mass incarceration of the poor. It punishes people not for what they've done, but for what they don't have." 5. McConico listens during the news conference 6. A court sign ANNOTATION: The settlement stipulates that 36th District Court judges identify a specific reason why cash bail is needed. ASSOCIATED PRESS Detroit - 12 July 2022 7. The American flag flies outside the court building ANNOTATION: And that judges assume defendants are unable to pay even small bail amounts if they live in poverty. ASSOCIATED PRESS Detroit - 12 July 2022 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Mayor, Michigan ACLU senior staff attorney: "Today, we're putting an end to this unjust, unfair and discriminatory system here in Detroit." 9. Various of former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaking with a friend ANNOTATION: Advocates and court officials said the agreement is a model for bail reform across Michigan and the nation. ASSOCIATED PRESS Detroit - 12 July 2022 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Holder, former U.S. attorney general: "With this agreement, the 36th District Court has marked itself as a national leader. A national leader." 11. Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington listens during the news conference 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Chief Judge William McConico, 36th District Court: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "It is possible to develop policies and practices to reduce unnecessary incarceration associated with cash bail while still protecting the public." 13. McConico speaks STORYLINE: Michigan's largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, which activists say routinely and unconstitutionally jail poor and working class defendants despite evidence of their inability to pay. Both sides say the reforms announced Tuesday strike at racial inequality in the criminal legal system. On any given day in Detroit, the nation's Blackest city, nearly three-quarters of those jailed are Black, a proportion much higher than their share of the population. Advocates say if the reforms narrow that disparity, it could be a model for court systems nationwide, where race and wealth are significant factors in the administration of justice. "Today, we're putting an end to this unjust, unfair and discriminatory system here in Detroit," said Phil Mayor, senior staff attorney for the Michigan ACLU. "It is possible to develop policies and practices to reduce unnecessary incarceration associated with cash bail while still protecting the public," said McConico, who is Black. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...