In a federal court settlement filed Wednesday, Corinth officials promise that arrestees will see a judge within 48 hours, as state rules require; that most people on misdemeanor charges will be released without having to pay money up front for bail; and that bail for a handful of violent misdemeanor offenses will be set according to the defendant’s ability to pay, states an Associated Press report published in The Meridian Star.

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Corinth agrees to change how it jails the poor

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
April 27, 2018

<h1>Corinth agrees to change how it jails the poor</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />April 27, 2018</p> <p>In a federal court settlement filed Wednesday, Corinth officials promise that arrestees will see a judge within 48 hours, as state rules require; that most people on misdemeanor charges will be released without having to pay money up front for bail; and that bail for a handful of violent misdemeanor offenses will be set according to the defendant’s ability to pay, states an Associated Press report published in&nbsp;The Meridian Star.</p> <p>Read the complete story <a href="http://www.meridianstar.com/region/mississippi-city-agrees-to-change-how-it-jails-the-poor/article_8d08142c-8130-583b-9573-0a44cfd15bdf.html">here</a>.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2018/04/27/corinth-agrees-to-change-how-it-jails-the-poor/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=148012&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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