CWLC supports AB 42 (Bonta) and SB (10) Hertzberg – the California Bail Reform Act of 2017 – which will ensure that Californians are not held in dangerous and overcrowded jails after an arrest simply because they cannot afford to post bail.

Read AB 42 and SB 10 Support Letter

AB 42 was introduced on December 5, 2016, and died on inactive file on February 1, 2018

SB 10 was introduced on December 5, 2016. SB 10 passed in the Senate and is currently in the Assembly.