[3] As of 2019, California used a cash bail system to release criminal suspects awaiting trial and to ensure that they return for their court dates.

On August 28, 2018, then governor Jerry Brown signed SB10, which ended the use of cash bail, replacing it with a risk assessment.

The American Bail Coalition, a trade association, organized and led the effort to repeal this legislation.

[3] The California Democratic Party supported the Yes on Proposition 25 campaign, as did Governor Gavin Newsom and Assembly speaker Anthony Rendon.

In addition, civil rights advocates argued that the algorithm should not be used for release decisions, and that SB10 did not sufficiently address supposed racial biases in the criminal justice system.