California voters to decide whether to end cash bail system with Proposition 25

about 5 years in LA Times

The referendum vote comes more than two years after a bitter legislative fight that pitted the multi-billion-dollar bail industry, criminal defense attorneys and some civil liberties advocates against Democratic leaders, including then-Gov. Jerry Brown, who signed Senate Bill 10 into law saying it would make sure "rich and poor alike are treated fairly."

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