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By Nico Savidge and Robert Salonga on April 26, 2021

Nico Savidge and Robert Salonga

Nico Savidge is a reporter covering transportation for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, he previously wrote for EdSource, the Wisconsin State Journal and The Janesville Gazette. He commutes by foot, car, BART, bus and ride-hailing app -- sometimes all in one day.

 

Robert Salonga covers criminal justice and public safety for The Mercury News. A San Jose native, he attended UCLA and has a Master's degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, and was part of a reporting team awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting. He previously reported in Washington, D.C., Salinas and the East Bay, and is a middling triathlete.

"California Supreme Court shrinks role of cash bail in jailings"

This article originally appeared on The Mercury News

 In a landmark ruling yesterday, California’s Supreme Court moved a significant step closer to ending cash bail - a system that forces millions into jail pre-trial who cannot afford to pay.

Fellow Gina Clayton-Johnson, founder of Oakland-based Essie Justice Group, says bail is the mechanism that has made mass incarceration possible.

Fellow Raj Jayadev’s Silicon Valley De-Bug is one of the groups that shepherded this case. Raj says advocates plan to station workers in courtrooms to further ensure fair decisions.

Read more about yesterday's ruling and the Fellows championing bail reform.

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