The Kowalczyk ruling makes it illegal for judges to keep people in jail on unattainable bail. This decision should lead to thousands of people no longer in jail. At a time of an unprecedented budget crisis, this ruling has impact beyond jails and courts. This dramatic reduction in incarceration can also mean the County can move resources that otherwise were earmarked for an oversized incarceration budget into needed supports and programs the people of county need now more tha
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This is a recap of De-Bug's week in St. Louis. Meet the people who teamed up with Arch City Defenders to file & WIN historic lawsuits in St.Louis to end debtors prison.
