Report from the Atlanta Community Press Collective on Republican backed push to criminalize bail funds in Georgia, part of a larger trend nationally. By: Matt Scott & Sam Barnes A sweeping state bill expanding the cash bail system and criminalizing charitable bail organizations passed in the Georgia Senate by a 30-17 margin Thursday. The Georgia...
  • Euphorazine@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    No more than three cash bonds maybe posted per year by any individual, corporation, organization, charity, nonprofit corporation, or group in any jurisdiction

    So this bill kills bondsman in general , not charities paying for people’s bond. Also seems really easy to get around, it’s like $50 to spin up an LLC.