[1]Real Justice

John,

Angel Garcia is a New Yorker who spent 15 days in jail at Rikers Island
because he and his family could not afford his $20,000 bail. His crime?
Stealing bikes and selling them to put food on the table for his family.
Angel stood accused and was not yet convicted of any crime during the time
he spent in jail.

Angel’s story is like that of so many New Yorkers, and other people across
this country who turn to crime as a last resort to survive. Earlier this
year, New York put into effect bail reforms that would fix their broken
bail system and keep hundreds of New Yorkers from the traumatizing
experience of jail.

Bail reform initiatives like the one in New York can be replicated
throughout our country. Real Justice is working to elect reform-minded
prosecutors who will stop jailing people for low-level crimes. But we rely
on grassroots contributions in order to fund our work.



[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in
$5
today to help us continue to organize for bail reform and elect District
Attorneys who will fight for this reform?

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$5



Jailing people like Angel costs taxpayers thousands of dollars each day,
and does not take action at the root causes of these types of crime:
poverty, addiction, or mental illness.

Bail reform opponents in New York are working around the clock to reverse
our progress. It’s up to us to protect the most vulnerable in our
communities.

Bail reform opponents want judges to keep jailing people like Angel who
will never be able to afford paying bail, which will only increase jail
populations leading to a larger burden on our communities’ taxes and
continue traumatizing desperate people who are only looking for a way out
of poverty.

With your support, we will continue to organize across the country to keep
electing District Attorneys who will fight to implement life-saving
reforms like ending cash bail.

[ [link removed] ]We can reform this broken system, but only with your contribution
today.

Thank you for your ongoing work and support,

Team Real Justice


 
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