The Yale Law Journal

Ryanne Bamieh

Comment

Seeking Equity in Electronic Monitoring: Mounting a Bearden Challenge

Ryanne Bamieh

In Bearden v. Georgia, the Supreme Court held a defendant cannot be imprisoned for failure to pay a fine they could not afford. Yet, many defendants remain incarcerated because they cannot pay for Electronic Monitoring. This Comment seeks to remedy that disparity by applying Bearden to Electronic Mo…