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Jaqueline knows what happens when you turn yourself in
What Happens When You Turn Yourself In

What Happens When You Turn Yourself In

Austin was separated from his family during pretrial detention
“It Took Me Down a Dark Path”: The Human Toll of Pretrial Detention

“It Took Me Down a Dark Path”: The Human Toll of Pretrial Detention

Terry was arrested and put into pretrial detention
Stuck in the Matrix: How Pretrial Detention Cost Terry More Than His Freedom

Stuck in the Matrix: How Pretrial Detention Cost Terry More Than His Freedom

The cash bail system upended Thomas's life
From Dispute to Detention: How the Cash Bail System Can Rewrite a Life

From Dispute to Detention: How the Cash Bail System Can Rewrite a Life

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Taylor Could Go Home — But Only If She Had $2,500. That’s How Cash Bail Works.

Taylor Could Go Home — But Only If She Had $2,500. That’s How Cash Bail Works.

Learn more about the "trial penalty" and how it impacts those who are incarcerated.
The Cold Part of the System: The Trial Penalty and Its Human Cost

The Cold Part of the System: The Trial Penalty and Its Human Cost

Jimmy suffered from severe childhood trauma
Beyond Childhood Trauma: How One Father Broke a Cycle of Addiction and Incarceration

Beyond Childhood Trauma: How One Father Broke a Cycle of Addiction and Incarceration

Rochelle talks about her time in the Cuyahoga County Jail
What a Day in the Cuyahoga County Jail Cost a Mother

What a Day in the Cuyahoga County Jail Cost a Mother

Marcus discusses jail conditions in Phoenix
Coerced by Jail Conditions

Coerced by Jail Conditions

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