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The WSJ has this editorial<\/a>:<\/p>\n

States are rethinking failed experiments in criminal-justice reform, and better late than never. Georgia is the latest to reverse a soft-on-crime policy by restoring cash bail for dozens of crimes, after dropping the requirement helped stoke a crime wave. <\/p>\n

The Georgia General Assembly passed a bill this month to mandate cash bail for 30 crimes, including certain types of domestic violence, rioting and drug dealing. The change limits the power of judges to return arrested suspects to the streets without a pretrial deposit. The bill awaits a signature from GOP Gov. Brian Kemp, who began an anticrime campaign last year by tightening sentences for gang-related offenses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.” — Felix Frankfurter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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