Orange County Bail/Bond Justice, a local initiative focusing on criminal justice reform, recently shared its latest quarterly report. Chair of the nonprofit Kimberly Brewer stops by to speak with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell about its findings and different ways Orange County has grown in criminal justice reform in the last year.
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On Air Today: Kimberly Brewer of Orange County Bail/Bond Justice
Orange County Bail/Bond Justice, a local initiative focusing on criminal justice reform, recently shared its latest quarterly report. Chair of the nonprofit Kimberly Brewer stops by to speak with 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell about its findings and different ways Orange County has grown in criminal justice reform in the last year.
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