Civil Rights Groups Sue Dallas County, Texas, Over Discriminatory, Wealth-Based Bail Practices
January 21, 2018
January 21, 2018
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release:
Last night, the ACLU of Texas, the American Civil Liberties Union, Civil Rights Corps and the Texas Fair Defense Project filed a federal class action lawsuit against Dallas County, Texas, the sheriff, and the County's judges and magistrates, for violating the constitutional rights of people arrested for misdemeanors and felonies. Those who cannot afford to pay money bail amounts . . .
Last night, the ACLU of Texas, the American Civil Liberties Union, Civil Rights Corps and the Texas Fair Defense Project filed a federal class action lawsuit against Dallas County, Texas, the sheriff, and the County's judges and magistrates, for violating the constitutional rights of people arrested for misdemeanors and felonies. Those who cannot afford to pay money bail amounts . . .