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Sherlyn Samuel

Faith leader, Poor People's Campaign

Sherlyn Samuel is the Faith Leader for the Poor People's Campaign in the State of Texas, and a member of The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1338.

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Dallas County’s money-bail problem

Dallas County should follow the lead of other jurisdictions and refuse to jail anyone even for a day simply because they cannot pay money bond. We demand that our elected officials — prosecutors, county commissioners and judges — implement policies that end money bail immediately. We will not stop until we end money bail in Dallas.