OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — On Friday’s 4 Your Information, we’re talking about a long-held criticism of our legal system.
Money bail creates a two-tiered system. Wealthy defendants can afford bail to buy their freedom before trial, while lower-income individuals, not yet convicted, often wait in jail for months.
Teem Ministries is working to change that in Oklahoma County. Their “pre-trial release initiative” gives judges information about eligible individuals who can be safely supervised in the community as they wait for their day in court…