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Washington DC group pursues lawsuit in California as a public defender says clients plead guilty to crimes they didn’t commit in order to avoid jailCrystal Patterson didn’t have the cash or assets to post $150000 bail and earn out of jail after her arrest for assault in October. So Patterson,39, promised to pay a bail bonds company $15000 plus interest to put up the $150000 bail for her, or allowing her to fade domestic and care for her invalid grandmother. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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