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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claire Savage and Corey Williams

Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it

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It took four and a half months for Shannon Ross’ life to unravel.

Ross, who describes himself as Indigenous and a person of color, was arrested in Chicago in October 2019 on weapons charges and ultimately found not guilty. But that came only after he spent months in jail awaiting trial, lost his home, car, job and countless moments with his children.

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