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Study: Federal magistrates, prosecutors misunderstand bail law, jailing people who should go free

Tami Abdollah, USA TODAYComments Off on Study: Federal magistrates, prosecutors misunderstand bail law, jailing people who should go free

A Reagan-era bail law has been wildly misapplied in the federal courts by judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers, a two-year national study finds.

      
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