Be a part of the growing movement to end cash bail and wealth-based detention! Add your name. Get involved.
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“With liberty and justice for all” rings true for Americans as a basic right. Sadly, the reality is that 63% of Hamilton County individuals are kept in jail - BEFORE their day in court - largely because they could not afford to pay bail.
People shouldn’t be in jail because they can’t afford bail. Chattanoogans in Action for Love, Equality and Benevolence (CALEB) is engaging Hamilton County in a postcard campaign to end cash bail for many offenses. Freedom before trial, with community support and engagement, should be the norm. The profit motive tied to ankle monitors and fees for weekly check-ins with probation or parole officers before being found guilty should be eliminated. |
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Please join us in encouraging people to sign a postcard or to go online to www.calebcha.org/endcashbail
to complete an electronic postcard to tell our County leaders that the current system is unfair, separates potentially innocent people from their families, can compromise custody of children, pulls them from their jobs, and damages their reputations. Unequal justice based on wealth is not fair and not necessarily effective in stopping crime.
to complete an electronic postcard to tell our County leaders that the current system is unfair, separates potentially innocent people from their families, can compromise custody of children, pulls them from their jobs, and damages their reputations. Unequal justice based on wealth is not fair and not necessarily effective in stopping crime.
Fill out the form below to add your name to a postcard!
Ending Cash Bail Trifold Brochure:
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