Community bail funds face backlash from GOP lawmakers after a 2020 surge in popularity

Bail Funds — where community members donate money to help others post bail — exploded in popularity after the 2020 protests against police brutality. Since then, they've faced political blowback, and a wave of legislation working to restrict them.

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