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From the Ted Talk by Salil Dudani: How jails extort the poor
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What I have in mind is our policy of bail. In our system, whether you're detained or free, pending trial is not a ______ of how _________ you are or how much of a ______ risk you pose. It's a matter of whether you can afford to post your bail amount. So Bill _____, whose bail was set at a million dollars, immediately ______ the check, and doesn't spend a second in a jail cell. But Sandra Bland, who died in jail, was only there because her family was unable to come up with 500 dollars. In fact, there are half a million Sandra ______ across the _______ — 500,000 people who are in jail right now, only because they can't afford their bail amount.
Solution
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Original Text
What I have in mind is our policy of bail. In our system, whether you're detained or free, pending trial is not a matter of how dangerous you are or how much of a flight risk you pose. It's a matter of whether you can afford to post your bail amount. So Bill Cosby, whose bail was set at a million dollars, immediately writes the check, and doesn't spend a second in a jail cell. But Sandra Bland, who died in jail, was only there because her family was unable to come up with 500 dollars. In fact, there are half a million Sandra Blands across the country — 500,000 people who are in jail right now, only because they can't afford their bail amount.
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