PRESS RELEASES Response to Passage of HR 8205 House Bill Weaponizes Federal Insurance Fraud Statute to Target Charitable Bail Funds. The Bail Project Responds.Jeremy ChersonSeptember 26, 2024
POLICY A National Blueprint for Taking Money Out of Justice A year ago, Illinois became the first state to abolish cash bail. Critics argued this reform would result in an increase in crime – they were wrong.David GasparSeptember 18, 2024
DATAPOLICY Does Bail Reform Lead to An Increase in Gun Violence? We can have both a safer community and a fairer justice system without a price tag – just take it from New Jersey.Jeremy ChersonSeptember 16, 2024
POLICY The Fulton County Jail Crisis Requires Cash Bail Reform Research shows that pretrial detention is one of the major driving factors contributing to jail population growth.David GasparSeptember 12, 2024
CLIENT STORIES A Traffic Stop Separated Destinie From Her Daughter for Nearly Two Months When a single mother is held on unaffordable cash bail, her entire family pays the price.Melissa EtehadSeptember 5, 2024