A Los Angeles judge has ruled that holding inmates to cash bail when they can't afford to pay is a violation of their constitutional rights. County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Riff ruled on Wednesday in favor of a group of six activists who against the county, alleging that the previous system favored the affluent. All of the plaintiffs say that they have suffered under the cash bail system. They testified that because they could not afford their bail, they missed work, causing their families to suffer.
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