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Punishing poverty: How Philly’s cash bail system does more harm than good | Opinion

Our community makes us safe and better. Jail doesn't. And neither does the money bail system.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, left, and Players Coalition Co-Founder and Philadelphia Eagles Safety Malcolm Jenkins, right, host a press conference to address the injustices with the money bail system in Philadelphia, November 26, 2018.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, left, and Players Coalition Co-Founder and Philadelphia Eagles Safety Malcolm Jenkins, right, host a press conference to address the injustices with the money bail system in Philadelphia, November 26, 2018.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
    by Malcolm Jenkins, For the Inquirer
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