What Is Cashless Bail?
Don’t fall for the spin. “Cashless bail” is a political buzzword – real bail reform is about fairness, not fear.
The Bail ProjectOctober 22, 2025
When the Children of the Incarcerated Go to School
The Bail Project’s Lucretia Doyle remembers what that felt like. Every fall, she shows up for kids like her.
The Bail ProjectOctober 22, 2025
When Judges Have Little Time and Less Data
With little time and less evidence, judges routinely set bail based on prosecutor recommendations.
The Bail ProjectOctober 16, 2025
New Explainer: Jail Is Not Mental Health Care
Our new explainer shows community-based programs offer safer, cheaper, and more humane alternatives to locking people up.
The Bail ProjectSeptember 16, 2025
I Was Never a Monster
Rudy learns about fatherhood, redemption, and the work of becoming whole.
The Bail ProjectSeptember 3, 2025
New Explainer: How Real Bail Reform Creates a Safer America
Know the facts: Bail reform is bipartisan, data-driven, and working. Don’t let misinformation roll back commonsense reforms protecting pretrial freedom.
The Bail ProjectAugust 26, 2025
The Bail Project Responds to Trump’s Executive Order to End Cashless Bail
Efforts to expand pretrial detention or restrict so-called ‘cashless bail’ are dangerous, counterproductive, and out of step with the evidence.
The Bail ProjectAugust 25, 2025
A Bail, A Break, A Beginning
With a history of addiction and incarceration, Max saw little hope after his latest arrest. But with his bail paid by The Bail Project, he found the stability he needed…
The Bail ProjectAugust 25, 2025
“They Said I Didn’t Look Disabled”
One woman’s account of being jailed while sick and in pain.
The Bail ProjectJuly 17, 2025
Q&A: Can We Stop Jailing People in Crisis?
Advocates and experts on why people with behavioral health needs are overrepresented in jails – and how communities can build alternatives rooted in care, not punishment.
The Bail ProjectJuly 7, 2025
