Christian Martinez

Los Angeles Times

Monday, Jul 10, 2023

Rapper 50 Cent is shaking his head over L.A.’s zero-bail policy: ‘Watch how bad it gets’

• Rapper 50 Cent believes that crime and living conditions in Los Angeles will deteriorate due to a preliminary injunction by Judge Lawrence Riff that ends cash bail.
• During the hearing, George Gascon's office and lawyers from the city argued that they should not be defendants in the case and did not argue for the merits of cash bail.
• Supporters of the ruling argue neither violent nor nonviolent crimes or charges increased markedly immediately after jurisdictions implemented bail reform.