Cash Bail Fuels “Legal Plunder”
Sociologist Joshua Page on how cash bail traps families in debt while feeding government and corporate profit.
The Bail ProjectDecember 3, 2025
New Explainer: Homelessness Shouldn’t Be a Crime
Cash bail traps people in cycles of poverty and homelessness. Our new explainer shows why jailing people for being poor harms communities.
The Bail ProjectNovember 25, 2025
Rachael Rollins Against the Machine
Boston’s first female district attorney showed how far reform can go — and how hard the system resists.
The Bail ProjectNovember 24, 2025
The Fight Over Freedom in D.C.
Fear, not facts, drives a federal push to restore cash bail in D.C., threatening local autonomy and hard-won pretrial reforms. Violent crime has dropped to its lowest level in more…
The Bail ProjectNovember 18, 2025
On the Hook
Sociologist Faith Deckard on how commercial bail makes families the hidden workforce of pretrial justice
The Bail ProjectNovember 3, 2025
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 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
The New York Times: One Concrete Way to Make the Justice System Fairer
Trump recently declared bail reform is contributing to a public safety “emergency” in Washington, but research says otherwise.
David GasparOctober 2, 2025
The Sacramento Bee: Keep California’s Bail Decisions in California, Not Washington D.C.
Bail decisions should be kept to the states, not the federal government. Federal overreach regarding cashless bail is a mistake.
Josh MitmanSeptember 19, 2025
USA Today: Bail Reform Works. Don’t Fall for “Cashless Bail” Scare Tactics.
Politicians play tough on crime. The truth is, bail reform works.
David GasparSeptember 15, 2025
