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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Charlotte Kramon

Women sue over Georgia law that added cash bail requirements for misdemeanors

US Cash Bail Georgia Lawsuit - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Two women behind bars in Atlanta sued the state of Georgia on Friday over a recent law that added a cash bail requirement for more crimes, many of them misdemeanors.

The lawsuit accuses the state of violating people's constitutional rights to due process when they're accused of crimes that require cash bail due to last year's Senate Bill 63.

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