Washington seems hopelessly divided for the foreseeable future, so it may lift your spirits a little to know that elsewhere in the country bipartisanship isn’t such a dirty word. At the state and local levels, Democrats and Republicans are working together on cash-bail reform to make the criminal-justice system more equal for poor people charged with petty crimes. The thinking behind the proposals is that whether a defendant is released on bail should be determined by whether he’s a danger to the community or a flight risk,...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 25, 2018 22:52 UTC