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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.
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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.
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New York Times letter to the editor about the prosecution of abortionsCOMMENTARYThe New York Times: Abortion Prosecutions
July 14, 2026

The New York Times: Abortion Prosecutions

The push to prosecute women for obtaining abortions will punish everyday people living paycheck to paycheck by trapping them in America’s dysfunctional cash bail system.
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The California state Supreme CourtLEARNThe Kowalczyk Ruling Is a Warning to Courts: Bail Cannot Be Used to Detain People by Default
July 9, 2026

The Kowalczyk Ruling Is a Warning to Courts: Bail Cannot Be Used to Detain People by Default

After $75,000 bail over a $7 cheeseburger, California’s Supreme Court ruled that courts cannot jail people with unaffordable bail.
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