SACRAMENTO,Calif. (AP) — The nation’s first law eliminating bail for suspects awaiting trial is on hold until California voters resolve whether to overturn it, officials said Wednesday. A referendum that qualified for the 2020 state poll would overturn the law signed last year by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, and Secretary of State Alex Padilla said in a statement. The law would replace bail with a risk-assessment system — although it’s still unclear how the system will work. The law scheduled to […]
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