Ending Cash Bail (The fight is not over!)
Channel: Athens Politics Nerd
Date: 15/06/2019

The Mayor and Commission of Athens, Georgia ended cash bail for local ordinances on June 4, 2019.

Mokah Jasmine-Johnson, co-founder of the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, and Commissioner Tim Denson explain what this means for Athens and for the state. 

Check out the full interview with Commissioner Tim Denson:
https://youtu.be/_rnz0oMtfbo

The full interview with Mokah Jasmine-Johnson is a bonus interview for Patrons. Check it out on my Patreon: https://patreon.com/athenspoliticsnerd 

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Source Videos:

06-04-2019 Mayor and Commission Voting Session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6vAnAkNrLE

John Adams Boston Massacre Courtroom HD Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abhKlCqkuVs

They were arrested but didn’t go to court Does Atlanta's bail reform lack justice (11Alive)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCI57fhQK7A


Music and Sound Effects:

'Beauty Flow' by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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