Unfair Bail Amounts and Mental Health Patients

The Eighth Amendment and Unfair Bail Practices: Targeting Vulnerable Individuals and Mental Health Patients The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits excessive bail, ensuring reasonable bail amounts relative to the offense. However, the current bail system often deviates from this principle, particularly concerning the targeting of vulnerable individuals and those with mental health conditions,…

Update on Erica

After about a week, we were finally able to get information on Erica.  It has been a rough week trying to deal with not knowing how she is doing.  They have her in a room by herself, in a gown, with nothing else.  No books to read and no one to talk to, including family. …