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Proposed North Carolina Bill Aims to Reverse Cash Bail Reform
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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers are set to meet Monday to consider legislation that would roll back cash bail reform by requiring individuals with prior violent offenses to pay cash bail, according to The Marshall Project, a nonprofit newsroom that covers the U.S. criminal justice system.
The debate in North Carolina mirrors moves in other states.
Texas voters will also weigh a constitutional amendment banning cash bail for people accused of certain violent offenses.
Though research on cash bail remains incomplete, most studies indicate eliminating it does not lead to higher crime rates.
Other research has concluded that expanding pretrial release reduces the likelihood of people committing future offenses.