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What if we ended the injustices of bail?

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Injustice means violation of the rights or the right of another. In layman’s term injustices means that the oppress were unable to express their perspective Robin Steinberg’s vision started when she first visited a client in a jail cell, Her experience led to a fulfilling mission. “I will never forget the first time I visited a client in jail. The heavy, metal door slammed behind me, and I heard the key turn in the lock. The cement floor underneath me had a sticky film on it that made a ripping sound, like tape being pulled off a box, every time I moved my foot. The only connection to the outside world was a small window placed too high to see. There was a small, square table bolted to the floor and two metal chairs, one on either side. That was the first time I understood viscerally -- just for a fleeting moment -- what incarceration might feel like.”    - Robin Steinberg, TED Talk Steinberg vowed to herself that what she felt during those times made it possible for her to act upon ev