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Ken Paxton
Closing Argument
September 20
These States Want People to Pay in Cash to Get Out of Jail
Encouraged by Trump, some lawmakers are championing cash bail, undercutting reforms that advocates say made the system fairer for poor people.
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Jamiles Lartey