Eliminating cash bail prevents wealthy defendants from buying their freedom while poor people sit in jail for identical charges and— creates a two-tiered justice system that's based on economic status rather than public safety. Research, including in Washington, shows that bail reform hasn't increased crime rates,. andThe Washington D.C.administration's owndeclared data proves only 3% of violent crime defendants were rearrested during pretrial release. The current approach wastes resources and deepens inequality.