The Bail Project helps change lives but Kentucky HB 313 endangers it: Opinion
A Kentucky state representative discusses why The Bail Project’s work has been a force for good in Louisville, and how Kentucky HB 313 threatens it.
A Kentucky state representative discusses why The Bail Project’s work has been a force for good in Louisville, and how Kentucky HB 313 threatens it.
Faith leaders in Kentucky stand against House Bill 313, which would greatly restrict charitable organizations like The Bail Project, which they assert helps poor people who cannot afford bail.
Kentucky was an early adopter of risk assessments in an effort to release more people without bail. But the algorithms are reproducing systemic inequities.
Our team in Louisville worked hard in the weeks prior to Thanksgiving, coordinating with the local public defender’s office to post bail for as many people as possible before the court closed for the holiday.
Our team in Kentucky was profiled by Spectrum News in Louisville, who spoke at length to one of our clients about the impact we had on his life and the conditions he endured at the crowded Louisville Metro Detention Center.