🚨Criminalizing poverty! (SIGN now to join Vera to end cash bail)

Keeping people in jail before their trial just for being unable to pay for bail does not keep our communities or families safer - it tears them apart. [Sign the Vera Institute of Justice's petition today to ensure that bail reform continues to move forward, not backward.]( Friend, We’re guaranteed a “speedy trial” under the constitution—but America’s jails are filled with people who haven’t yet had their day in court. Hundreds of thousands sit behind bars awaiting trial, sometimes for years, because they cannot afford to pay their bail—while those who have money can buy their liberty. [Add your name to join the Vera Institute of Justice to demand an end to cash bail now.]( [SIGN TO DEMAND AN END TO CASH BAIL NOW]( Being held in jail before trial because you can’t afford bail robs individuals of their jobs and economic well-being. It breaks up families, causes undue emotional damage, and strips people of their dignity. It exposes individuals to physical danger from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and consistently inhumane conditions in jails. Freedom shouldn’t come with a price tag. [Sign if you agree that FREEDOM shouldn’t come with a price tag!]( [ADD YOUR NAME]( There is ample proof that bail reform improves the lives of low-income people awaiting trial and poses no additional risk to our communities. Yet reactionary lawmakers make bail reform a bogeyman for anything that goes wrong in the criminal legal system. We need your help to push back against them. [Add your name to join the Vera Institute of Justice. We must demand that no one is held in jail just because they can’t pay their bail.]( [ADD YOUR NAME]( In solidarity, The Vera Institute of Justice Paid for by Vera Institute of Justice. Does not equal endorsement. Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.