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16 <br /> Inequities in Pretrial Release Practices <br /> Reliance on only a money-based pretrial system is racially <br /> and economically biased . It automatically disadvantages <br /> people of color, who are less likely to afford money bond . <br /> African-Americans are 66% and Latino individuals are 91 <br /> more likely to remain in jail pretrial than similarly situated <br /> White individuals . <br /> Compared to White men charged with the same crime and <br /> with the same criminal histories , African-American men <br /> receive bail amounts 35% higher; Latino men receive bail <br /> amounts 19% higher. <br /> *Data from Pretrial justice Institute <br />