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13 Bail Reform Cases
Montana
Nov 2019
Bail Reform
Mitchell and Meuchell v. First Call Bail and Surety, Inc, et al.
The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana, and Terrell Marshall Law Group filed a lawsuit on behalf of Eugene Mitchell, his wife Shayleen Meuchell, and their six-year-old daughter against private entities 鈥� bail bondsmen, bounty hunters and insurance companies 鈥� who profit off our country鈥檚 exploitative, for-profit bail system.
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Montana
Nov 2019
Bail Reform
Mitchell and Meuchell v. First Call Bail and Surety, Inc, et al.
The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana, and Terrell Marshall Law Group filed a lawsuit on behalf of Eugene Mitchell, his wife Shayleen Meuchell, and their six-year-old daughter against private entities 鈥� bail bondsmen, bounty hunters and insurance companies 鈥� who profit off our country鈥檚 exploitative, for-profit bail system.
South Carolina
Oct 2019
Bail Reform
Smart Justice
Bairefoot v. City of Beaufort et al
In South Carolina鈥檚 municipal courts today, defendants are prosecuted, convicted, and jailed without ever having a lawyer appointed to their case or even being advised of their right to counsel. Hundreds of these defendants who were deprived of counsel鈥攊ncluding Tina Bairefoot, Dae鈥橯uandrea Nelson, and Nathan Fox鈥攈ave been and are incarcerated in local jails and state prisons every year. Cities and towns can decide whether they have municipal courts鈥攖hey are optional鈥攂ut if they decide to have them they must follow the Constitution, which includes the right to counsel.
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South Carolina
Oct 2019
Bail Reform
Smart Justice
Bairefoot v. City of Beaufort et al
In South Carolina鈥檚 municipal courts today, defendants are prosecuted, convicted, and jailed without ever having a lawyer appointed to their case or even being advised of their right to counsel. Hundreds of these defendants who were deprived of counsel鈥攊ncluding Tina Bairefoot, Dae鈥橯uandrea Nelson, and Nathan Fox鈥攈ave been and are incarcerated in local jails and state prisons every year. Cities and towns can decide whether they have municipal courts鈥攖hey are optional鈥攂ut if they decide to have them they must follow the Constitution, which includes the right to counsel.
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2018
Bail Reform
Smart Justice
Hester v. Gentry
In Alabama鈥檚 criminal justice system, wealth can be synonymous with freedom, and lack of wealth can mean incarceration. That鈥檚 wealth-based justice, and it鈥檚 unconstitutional. Hundreds of defendants, including Bradley Hester, Ray Charles Schultz, and Randall Parris, are routinely jailed pretrial due to their inability to afford a predetermined bail bond required for release. This system disregards the ramifications of unconstitutional pretrial detention for individuals and families, which include presumption of innocence, economic and emotional hardship, and potential loss of one鈥檚 job. We along with partners intervened in a federal class action lawsuit which seeks to end this unlawful detention scheme, and calls on Cullman County to instead implement fair, efficient, alternative conditions of release that are not based on how much money someone has.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2018
Bail Reform
Smart Justice
Hester v. Gentry
In Alabama鈥檚 criminal justice system, wealth can be synonymous with freedom, and lack of wealth can mean incarceration. That鈥檚 wealth-based justice, and it鈥檚 unconstitutional. Hundreds of defendants, including Bradley Hester, Ray Charles Schultz, and Randall Parris, are routinely jailed pretrial due to their inability to afford a predetermined bail bond required for release. This system disregards the ramifications of unconstitutional pretrial detention for individuals and families, which include presumption of innocence, economic and emotional hardship, and potential loss of one鈥檚 job. We along with partners intervened in a federal class action lawsuit which seeks to end this unlawful detention scheme, and calls on Cullman County to instead implement fair, efficient, alternative conditions of release that are not based on how much money someone has.