Jerri Sutton, the mother of The Bail Project client Jeremy Sutton, penned an op-ed about the critical support that bail funds provide in times of need for the Houston Chronicle.
The proposed legislation establishes a presumption of release and restricts wealth-based detention.
The Bail Project’s National Policy Director Twyla Carter and ACLU of Texas’ Policy and Advocacy Strategist Nick Hudson wrote an op-ed for the Austin American-Statesman on Senate Bill 21 and House Bill 20, and the approximately $2.2 billion that Texas taxpayers spend each year to run the state’s overcrowded jails.
Cincinnati Bail Disruptor Jeremy Page penned an op-ed for The Cincinnati Enquirer about a new statewide poll which shows that Ohioans overwhelmingly support bail reform.
“Bail Out the South” is the next phase of The Bail Project’s plans to secure freedom for thousands of people over the next few years, organizers told The Associated Press.
The Bail Project’s national director of operations David Gaspar wrote an op–ed for the Indianapolis Business Journal about efforts from the bail industry to limit the ability of charitable bail organizations, like The Bail Project, to secure freedom for indigent people.
