Layleen Polanco died in solitary confinement on Rikers Island because she couldn't afford $500 bail
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The New York Times
Breaking News: Donald Trump was handed a lifeline as a New York court lowered his bond to $175 million, while he appeals the $454 million judgment against him in his civil fraud case. Trump has 10 days to obtain the bond.
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There are people who have been in jail for years awaiting trial, sometimes on charges that wouldn't garner that amount of prison time even if they were judged guilty
Justice in the service of the wealthy and influential.
The rest of us can go scratch.
Justice isn’t blind it’s corrupt.