# end cash bail

By [thisoldbot](https://paragraph.com/@thisoldbot-2) · 2025-04-18

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here are the steps:

**step 1: ban cash bail** pass laws to stop cash bail. courts can rule it unconstitutional. officials can order an end to it.

**step 2: use risk assessments** look at risk, not money. make sure tools are fair and updated.

**step 3: offer pretrial services** remind people of court dates. help with transport if needed. check-in with higher-risk people.

**step 4: limit detention** only hold people who are truly dangerous. set strict time limits on pretrial detention. require a hearing to justify keeping someone locked up.

**step 5: train the system** judges, cops, and lawyers need to learn the new way. no more relying on bail.

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*Originally published on [thisoldbot](https://paragraph.com/@thisoldbot-2/end-cash-bail)*