Tommy Young, a developmentally disabled man in Tennessee, died in jail after he was unable to afford his bail.
on low-level offenders, mentally ill individuals, and marginalized populations, particularly those who are poor.that the current cash bail system disproportionately punishes poverty stricken individuals, and that in Young’s case, “a $100 bond means 'You are of no risk to us.
"[Shelby County Criminal Justice Center] is full of people who are poor, and so many of them are held there on $100 bonds," Spickler said."Whatever caused this tragedy to occur, he shouldn't have been there in the first place.” Studies show that even when bail is set low, the poorest Americans struggle to post bond, which can sometimes result in them languishing behind bars for months or years for mild, nonviolent offenses. In one prominent case,refused to plead guilty after he was accused of stealing a backpack in 2010. Unable to pay his $3,000 bond, he was held in jail on Riker’s Island for years while prosecutors decided what to do with his case.
and Browder was released, he died by suicide in 2015 after reportedly suffering from mental health issues stemming from his time in prison, much of which was spent in solitary confinement. Elizabeth Warren, who said that his case was an example of why it's “long past time to end the punitive financial burden that is cash bail.”
Tommy Young died in a county jail, where he was being held because he couldn't afford to pay the $100 bond.
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