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I was a young assistant public defender assigned to the one of the busiest courts in the country, handling pretrial hearings for homicides, robberies, drug dealers, and assaults. The courtroom was always packed with victims, police officers, and the relatives of clients who were sitting next to me in handcuffs.
Part of my job was to address bail so defendants could be released from jail pending trial. Throughout the day, I would call out to a packed courtroom, “Anyone here for...
