The Bail Project Back To School Syllabus
Dive into our all-in-one resource for the basics of the cash bail system.
Hannah WebsterSeptember 13, 2023
Trump’s Bail Outcry Unveils America’s True Justice Disparity
Trump spotlighted a "two-tiered justice system," yet missed America's real bail crisis. Wealth often buys freedom, leaving the poor unjustly behind bars.
David GasparAugust 24, 2023
Amplifying Voices Against Cash Bail: The Power of Client Stories
Stories of real people, real lives, and the real consequences of an unforgiving and unjust cash bail system.
Hannah WebsterAugust 23, 2023
We’re Not Bail Bondsmen and We Never Use Bounty Hunters. Here’s Why.
Bail bond agents will tell you that most people flee before returning to court, but our clients prove otherwise.
Jeremy ChersonJuly 24, 2023
Do You Get Bail Money Back?
Follow the life of a cash bail amount from initial hearing to the end of a trial.
Hannah WebsterJuly 20, 2023
The Bail Studies FOX News Doesn’t Want You To Read
The anti-bail reform headlines and reports pushed out by “big media” are numerous.
Jeremy ChersonApril 19, 2023
Punished for Illness: Mental Health Crisis Leads to Jail Time
Jaylen’s mental health crisis led to his arrest. Cash bail made his situation worse. Fortunately, his grandmother intervened.
Melissa EtehadOctober 3, 2022
Throughout Kentucky we spoke to people on the street to hear what they think about the cash bail system. Kentucky spends $140 million per year incarcerating people pretrial.
Shannon SoperSeptember 22, 2022
Policy Position Brief: On Electronic Monitoring
Like cash bail, pretrial electronic monitoring is a flawed policy that does not enhance public safety or improve the likelihood that a person returns to court. Instead, it punishes people…
Jeremy ChersonAugust 29, 2022
Policy Position Brief: On Pretrial Algorithms (Risk Assessments)
Together, with data scientists and legal scholars, we argue that pretrial algorithms, also known as risk assessment tools, disproportionately harm people of color, oversimplify complex individual and case outcomes, undermine…
Jeremy ChersonJuly 15, 2022
