Why It May Become Harder For Some To Post Bail

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Amelia shares in this [reporter's notebook]( (which we'll be updating). Give it a read. — Meagan McGinnes [@meaganmcginnes]( newsletters@wbur.org The Rundown [1.](url)[Advocates Say New State Forms May Make It Harder To Post Bail]( The two new fields of information added to what's known as a 'recognizance' form, filled out by people paying bail, have advocates and attorneys concerned the updated documentation may have a chilling effect on immigrants who want to post bail.   #%23%23[Twitter](  #%23%23[Facebook](    2. [Coronavirus Outbreak Resembles SARS, But Virus Experts Say Science Moves Far Faster Now]( Compared to the SARS outbreak in 2003, medical information is flowing more quickly and science advancing far more rapidly in the outbreak of the new coronavirus centered in Wuhan, China. 3. 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