Editorial: Bail’s purpose is freedom, not jail
by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Jun 15, 2022
3 minutes
Megachurch leader Naasón Joaquín García was sentenced last week to nearly 17 years in state prison after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse, putting an end to a case that in its early days made headlines for the astonishingly high $50 million bail amount set by the court.
It may have been a California record in 2019. In 2017, bail was set at $35 million in San Mateo County for murder suspect Tiffany Li. The district attorney wanted the bar set even higher,
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