Posts - Bill - S 2706 Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation’s Capital Act
senate 09/04/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that the District of Columbia uses cash bail when necessary to protect public safety, especially for individuals charged with serious or repeated offenses. Our goal is to establish clear standards for pretrial release that prioritize community security.
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S 2706 - Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation’s Capital Act
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left-leaning 09/04/2025
Turning back the clock won't fix mass incarceration—it just locks up more families.
left-leaning 09/04/2025
Cashless bail is justice, banning it is just punishing the poor twice.
right-leaning 09/04/2025
Cashless bail? That’s just an open invitation to chaos downtown.
left-leaning 09/04/2025
If freedom depends on cash, we’ve already failed the idea of innocent until proven guilty.
moderate 09/04/2025
Justice should be blind, not triggered by a wallet’s thickness.
right-leaning 09/04/2025
No bail means no consequences—crime doesn’t stay in the courthouse waiting room.
moderate 09/04/2025
Safety is key, but so is fairness—finding the balance is the real challenge.
right-leaning 09/04/2025
If you commit a violent crime, putting down a deposit shouldn’t be optional.
moderate 09/04/2025
We want to keep the streets safe, but not at the cost of bankrupting the innocent.