Cash bail not only costs individuals caught in the system. Their friends, families, communities, and society pay too.
Nicole Zayas ManzanoJuly 17, 2023
A cash amount is all that stands in the way of millions being forced into deadly jails each year.
Erin GeorgeJune 16, 2023
Clandestine changes to the state’s laws are not only unnecessary, they go against ample evidence proving that bail reform has not increased crime throughout the state.
Jeremy ChersonMay 3, 2023
Bigger isn’t always better. Texas’ big bail system causes far more problems than it solves.
Nicole Zayas ManzanoApril 17, 2023
Cash bail has no place in a justice system that promises equal justice under the law.
Jeremy ChersonApril 6, 2023
Governor signals support for ill-advised changes to Texas’s pretrial system.
Jeremy ChersonFebruary 17, 2023
Proposed resolution to amend the state constitution stands to expand preventive detention without protecting the individual rights of the accused or limiting the use of cash bail.
Jeremy ChersonJanuary 25, 2023
As National Director of Policy, Erin George will lead The Bail Project’s strategy to use its distinctive expertise and data to support policy/advocacy efforts at the local, state, and federal…
Jeremy ChersonDecember 14, 2022
Issue 1 is being presented to voters under the guise of public safety. Unfortunately, the rationale behind the proposal is deeply misguided.
Josh MitmanNovember 8, 2022
Ohioans have a choice to make. Double down on a system of wealth-based pretrial detention that costs state taxpayers $266 million each year and results in stark racial disparities in who…
The Bail ProjectSeptember 7, 2022
