Public News Service – Changes in bail policy don’t affect crime rates in cities nationwide, according to new data from the Brennan Center for Justice.
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Cash bail has driven up jail overcrowding in West Virginia, and the state continues to struggle with record-high staff vacancies within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Eli Baumwell, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia, said several years ago the state created a policy aimed at reducing the use of money bail for misdemeanors.
