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Is the U.S. Bail System Fair?
Season 3 Episode 6 | 6m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
The principle of the U.S. justice system is fairness right? Is America’s bail system fair?
In the U.S., right now, there are more than 450,000 people accused of a crime but not yet convicted of anything, sitting in jail cells as they wait for their trials. But, a LARGE portion of them remain behind bars simply because they can’t pay their bail. Is America’s bail system fair?
![Above The Noise](https://image.pbs.org/contentchannels/qSOt2zP-white-logo-41-EtFkm6Y.png?format=webp&resize=200x)
Is the U.S. Bail System Fair?
Season 3 Episode 6 | 6m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
In the U.S., right now, there are more than 450,000 people accused of a crime but not yet convicted of anything, sitting in jail cells as they wait for their trials. But, a LARGE portion of them remain behind bars simply because they can’t pay their bail. Is America’s bail system fair?
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