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Austin was separated from his family during pretrial detentionCLIENT STORIES“It Took Me Down a Dark Path”: The Human Toll of Pretrial Detention
August 18, 2026

“It Took Me Down a Dark Path”: The Human Toll of Pretrial Detention

After nine days of detention, Austin was finally free
Terry was arrested and put into pretrial detentionCLIENT STORIESStuck in the Matrix: How Pretrial Detention Cost Terry More Than His Freedom
August 5, 2026

Stuck in the Matrix: How Pretrial Detention Cost Terry More Than His Freedom

After an arrest left him detained before trial, Terry lost his home, his tools, and the animals who traveled with him.
War on Drugs op edCOMMENTARYPOLICYInquest: “How the War on Drugs Packed Jails”
July 23, 2026

Inquest: “How the War on Drugs Packed Jails”

Fifty-five years later, the impact of the War on Drugs continues to be felt in how it dramatically expanded the use of pretrial detention and money bail.
The cash bail system upended Thomas's lifeCLIENT STORIESFrom Dispute to Detention: How the Cash Bail System Can Rewrite a Life
July 22, 2026

From Dispute to Detention: How the Cash Bail System Can Rewrite a Life

A routine workplace dispute jailed a truck driver for 17 days and revealed how quickly the cash bail system turns conflict into punishment.