“There is no evidence you need money to get people back to court,” said [D.C. Superior Court Judge Truman Morrison], a judge since 1979. “It’s irrational, ineff

“There is no evidence you need money to get people back to court,” said [D.C. Superior Court Judge Truman Morrison], a judge since 1979. “It’s irrational, ineffective, unsafe and profoundly unfair.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/when-it-comes-to-pretrial-release-few-other-jurisdictions-do-it-dcs-way/2016/07/04/8eb52134-e7d3-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html?utm_term=.0e00be193506 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/when-it-c... (n.b. the next paragraph of the article doesn't invalidate this argument. If a defendant is deemed to be a serious threat by a judge, they don't have to let the defendant go—bail or not.)