Man Held in Prison for Five Months Because No One Told Him His Bail Was $2

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<p>‘Lawyers for Aitab el Salem, a 41-year-ol Algeria ative from Q ee s, say he spe t almost five mo ths impriso e at New York’s Rikers Isla , o e of the most otorio s priso s i the U ite States, beca se he was ever ma e aware that his bail was o ly $2.</p>
<p>Police arreste Salem o Nov. 21, 2014 after he allege ly attacke a NYPD cop who stoppe him for shoplifti g a coat from the clothi g store Zara, the New York Daily News reports. Whe prosec tors faile to sec re a i ictme t, the j ge i the case or ere his release from Rikers a week later, o November 28.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alter et.org/civil-liberties/ma -stays-five-mo ths-lo ger- ecessary-rikers-eve -tho gh-his-bail-was-o ly-2" target="_bla k">Rea more: Ma Hel i Priso for Five Mo ths Beca se No O e Tol Him His Bail Was $2</a></p>