CA Looks To Rein In Cash-Bail Business; State Makes Strides In Getting Vaccine Doses To Farmworkers

California State Of Mind

The California Supreme Court recently handed criminal justice advocates a victory, when it ruled that people cannot be kept behind bars simply because they can’t afford to post bail. State Senator Bob Hertzberg has worked extensively on this issue and he spoke with Nicole and Elizabeth about why he thinks California’s cash-bail system is unnecessary and what lawmakers could do to fix it.

Also, California is racing to get as many residents vaccinated as fast as possible. We’ll hear from Anna Ibarra and Scott Rodd about obstacles to getting shots in the arms of the state’s hundreds of thousands of migrant farm workers.