Cheryl Diston, left, gets a hug from Adlemy Garcia during the “Black Mamas Bailout” rally on the steps of the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse on Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
Last year, the Essie Justice Group helped bail out three black mothers from jail. Last week, advocates spent 13 hours waiting to get another woman out of Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.