"The Cost of Bail Reform was My Daughter's Life"
Less than a year ago, life was good. I was the proud mother of two beautiful daughters and grandma to the sweetest eight-month old girl you'd ever seen. We were planning a gender-reveal for the arrival of Caitlynne's second baby when everything went wrong. My daughter's husband, Alex Guajardo, had been on a downward spiral. In May 2019, he was arrested for a second DWI and a hit-and-run. He received what is called a personal recognizance or free PR bond and was released from jail. In July, he was arrested again on a charge of assault-family violence for assaulting Caitlynne, who was then 17-weeks pregnant. My daughter made a brave move and filed criminal charges against Alex for beating her up. Immediately following Alex's arrest, I begged Caitlynne to stay with me so I could protect her and the babies. She refused. Caitlynne had convinced herself that the system would protect h...

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