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Waiting for a bail hearingLEARNPOLICYWaiting for a Judge: Why People Sit in Jail for Days Before Their First Bail Hearing
April 22, 2026

Waiting for a Judge: Why People Sit in Jail for Days Before Their First Bail Hearing

Across the country, people spend weeks in jail before ever seeing a judge for a bail hearing. Everyone should have a court appearance within 48 hours.
He says he was denied medical treatment in jailCLIENT STORIESHenry Says He Was Denied Medical Treatment in Jail for Nearly a Month
April 17, 2026

Henry Says He Was Denied Medical Treatment in Jail for Nearly a Month

For nearly a month, Henry waited – without medication, without answers, and without the basic care his body needed.
Kelly was legally innocent but still spent time in a Maricopa County jailCLIENT STORIESWhy Getting Out of a Maricopa County Jail Changes Everything
April 16, 2026

Why Getting Out of a Maricopa County Jail Changes Everything

After seven months in a Maricopa County jail, Kelly is home, working, in therapy, and fighting his case – proof that freedom before trial changes lives.
Chronicle of Philanthropy op-edCOMMENTARYLEARNThe Chronicle of Philanthropy: Nonprofits Sit on a Gold Mine of Stories. It’s Time to Use Them.
April 10, 2026

The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Nonprofits Sit on a Gold Mine of Stories. It’s Time to Use Them.

Storytelling can reveal behavioral patterns and systemic failures that quantitative metrics often miss.