claim: "the majority of georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. they are simply too poor to pay their bail."
author: stacey abrams
evidence_1: the majority of georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted  of crime. they are simply too poor to pay their bail. the constitution says that.
evidence_2: "the majority of georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted  of crime. they are simply too poor to pay their bail." — politifact georgia on ...
evidence_3: we rate this claim false. “the majority of georgians incarcerated in local jails  have never been convicted of crime. they are simply too poor to pay their bail.”.
evidence_4: apr 12, 2016 ... america's criminal justice system is a patchwork of local, state, and ... yet far too  many of these defendants remain in jail while awaiting their ... more than 60  percent of people locked up in america's jails have not yet been to trial, and as ...  more money bail act of 2016, which would give states three years to ...
evidence_5: jun 2, 2015 ... the fact is that crime rates have risen and fallen/a> independently of our ... trial,  just because they are too poor to pay money to get out on bail. ... jails and  prisons provide a lot of jobs to local, state and federal officials. ... prisons are  state and federal and are for people who have already been convicted.