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49 U. Pac. L. Rev. 533 (2017-2018)
SB 10: Punishment before Conviction: Alleviating Economic Injustice in California with Bail Reform

handle is hein.journals/mcglr49 and id is 556 raw text is: Penal SB 10: Punishment Before Conviction? Alleviating Economic Injustice in California with Bail Reform Kyle Harrison * Code Sections Affected Penal Code §§ 825, 1269, 1269a, 1269b, 1269c, 1275, 1275.1, 1277, 1278, 1284, 1289, 1295, 1318, and 1318.1 (amended, repealed, and added); 1275a, 1275b, 1318.2 and 1318.3 (added); 1270, 1270.1, 1270.2, 1288, 1319, and 1319.5 (amended and repealed). SB 10 (Hertzberg); Held in Assembly Appropriations. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ................................................. 534 II. LEGAL BACKGROUND ......................................... 537 A. Bail Bonds Historically ..................................... 537 B. The Federal Bail Reform Act of 1966 ................. ...... 539 C. Existing California Law .............................. 540 D. Different Approaches Around the United States ........ ......... 541 III. SENATE BIL 10 ............................................. 542 A. Section 1275, 1275a & 1275b of the Penal Code ............... 543 B. Other Provisions ......................................... 544 IV. ANALYSIS ..................................................... 545 A. Will SB 10 Do What It Says It Will Do?.............. ........ 545 1. Will SB 10 Lower Jail Populations? .......................... 546 2. Will SB 10 Enhance Public Safety? .......... ..... ....... 546 3. Will SB 10 Provide Costs or Savings? .............. ...... 548 B. Impact on the Bail Industry and Moving Forward...... ......... 550 C. Avoiding Constitutional Issues ................ ..... ....... 550 V. CONCLUSION ............................................... 552 533 * J.D. Candidate, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, to be conferred May 2019; B.A., Criminal Justice Studies and B.A., Spanish, Sonoma State University, 2014. Thank you to the Board of Editors of Volume 49 of the Law Review for their support and guidance. I also want to thank my family and friends for being such supportive and amazing people.