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Join the ACLU in Sacramento, California as we facilitate a free film screening and discussion on money bail and what we can do to replace this broken system in California.
Are you aware that Black people, Latinos, and Native Americans are twice as likely to be locked in jail because they can't afford bail? The U.S. money bail system is largely to blame for over-crowded jails across the nation. 70 percent of people are incarcerated for one simple reason: being too poor.
Unscrupulous bail bond contracts allow private corporations to make exorbitant profits off of people living in poverty. While the rich can buy their freedom, everyone else can have months, and even years of their lives taken away from them without ever being convicted of a crime. The consequences are devastating. People can end up losing their jobs, homes, and even custody of their children.
This isn’t justice. Race or socio-economic status should not determine someone's freedom.
Come and see "The Bail Trap: How We Keep People of Color in the System" with us in Sacramento, as part of the Sacramento Faces Race conference. California needs bail reform now.
Location:
Impact Sac at Liberty Towers Campus
5132 Elkhorn Blvd.
Sacramento, CA
Tickets? Registration is requested.
This event is hosted by Impact Sac Collaborative and endorsed by Sac Act and the Greater Sacramento NAACP. Learn more about Sacramento Faces Race: "Bridging Understanding from Black-American Experiences and Perspectives" here.
