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We’re putting real people’s opinions about bail reform on billboards. Share your thoughts for a chance to be featured!

Shannon SoperAugust 2, 2024

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Take it from a Chief Judge: Bail Reform Works

Detroit sees a dramatic decrease in crime, and safer communities, by limiting the use of cash bail.

Jeremy ChersonJuly 17, 2024

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Michigan Mothers Deserve Pretrial Freedom

The vast majority of women in jail haven’t been convicted of anything, yet unaffordable cash bail traps them behind bars.

Emma StammenMay 9, 2024

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Georgia’s New Cash Bail Law Seeks to Punish the Poor – And Protestors Too

People who can’t afford to pay bail will be stranded in jail on charges for minor, nonviolent offenses that wouldn’t require incarceration if they were convicted.

Erin GeorgeMay 4, 2024

The bail bond industry threatens charitable bail funds

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Bail Bond Industry Chooses Profit Over People and Policy

Charitable bail funds and your right to equal justice are at risk thanks to the billion-dollar bail bond industry.

Lizzie TriboneMay 3, 2024

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Kentucky Governor Sides with Community Safety in Vetoing Broken Safer Kentucky Act

Gov. Beshear is not willing to gamble the safety and livelihoods of Kentuckians for a short-sighted political win.

Carrie ColeApril 11, 2024

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Houston DA Leaves Tattered Bail Reform Legacy

Kim Ogg’s tenure was marked by broken promises and bad policy

Emma StammenApril 4, 2024

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Both Parties Agree: Bail is Broken

Despite all evidence to the contrary, if you’re watching politicians debate crucial issues of the day, it may appear that “bail reform” is a nuclear option that political parties either…

Nicole Zayas ManzanoMarch 23, 2024

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Turning a blind eye to the bail bond industry

Cash bail keeps the unregulated billion-dollar bail bonds industry afloat while profiting off of poverty.

Erin GeorgeMarch 22, 2024

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No, bail didn’t lead to a ‘let-them-all-out’ system in this Texas city

A new report finds the reforms allow for accountability and preserve judges' ability to detain people.

Nicole Zayas ManzanoMarch 22, 2024

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