"Cash bail is the modern-day debtors’ prison. The cash bail system incarcerates people who are presumed innocent. And, it disproportionately harms low-income individuals. Biden will lead a national effort to end cash bail and reform our pretrial system by putting in place, instead, a system that is fair and does not inject further discrimination or bias into the process."

Source: Joe Biden, "Justice," joebiden.com (accessed Feb. 18, 2020)

"There are more just and equally effective ways than cash bail to ensure that a person charged with a crime shows up in court. Judges should have the leeway to detain those charged with very serious crimes and who pose a significant risk to society - so long as detainees are granted a speedy trial, as is guaranteed by the Constitution. We must immediately end the War on Drugs and any other law on the books for which there is no victim. This will help to unclog the justice system as well as end the injustice the drug prohibition causes. It’s time for a drug peace."

Source: Communication from the Jorgensen campaign to ProCon.org on Aug. 26, 2020