Larry Krasner Announces End to Cash Bail in Philadelphia for Low-Level Offenses
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Philadelphia District Attorney's Office
February 21, 2018

“Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner today announced, effective immediately, that the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) will no longer ask for cash bail for low-level offenses. The new policy marks a decisive step towards making the city’s pre-trial system fairer for the poor and for people of color.”

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