CLIENT STORIES A Traffic Stop Separated Destinie From Her Daughter for Nearly Two Months When a single mother is held on unaffordable cash bail, her entire family pays the price.Melissa EtehadSeptember 5, 2024
CLIENT STORIES Pretrial Incarceration Nearly Ended His Treatment for Methamphetamine Addiction Ronnie’s story shows how cash bail and unnecessary pretrial incarceration can threaten people’s physical and mental health.Melissa EtehadAugust 12, 2024
CLIENT STORIES Two Decades After His First Arrest, Charles Finally Received Help Forced to support himself, Charles was swept into the disproportionate impact of mass incarceration on Black Americans following the War on Drugs.Melissa EtehadJuly 16, 2024
CLIENT STORIES Mourning the Death of a Loved One Behind Bars Samuel was incarcerated when he learned that his long-term partner, Stephanie, was murdered.Melissa EtehadJune 24, 2024
CLIENT STORIES A $30K Bail Amount Determined in a Matter of Minutes Aubriana became homeless after a judge set her bail at $30,000 in a hearing that lasted less than 20 minutes.Melissa EtehadMay 11, 2024
CLIENT STORIES How A Judge Helped Break A Cycle of Opioid Addiction A county drug treatment instead of incarceration made all the difference in Anthony’s journey to recovery and sobriety.Melissa EtehadMay 2, 2024
CLIENT STORIES Transgender Invisibility Behind Bars The pretrial system failed Martino, as she faced threats in a men’s jail for two weeks compromising her health and safety.Melissa EtehadMarch 30, 2024
CLIENT STORIES When a Psychiatric Crisis Is Met with Incarceration Leah's tale unfolds as a desperate drive transforms into a nightmarish clash with cash bail, revealing the reality of mental health crises entangled with the justice system.Melissa EtehadMarch 4, 2024
CLIENT STORIES Veterans Like Floyd Languish in Jail Pretrial Equal treatment and opportunity are values that veterans hold close, but those principles are hard to find in America’s pretrial justice system.Melissa EtehadFebruary 6, 2024
CLIENT STORIES Missing the Birth of His Twins Due to Bail Jerod was deprived of the opportunity to bond with his newborns and experience being a new father, all for a charge that was ultimately dismissed.Melissa EtehadJanuary 29, 2024