IN ACTIONLEARN Do You Get Bail Money Back? Follow the life of a cash bail amount from initial hearing to the end of a trial.Hannah WebsterJuly 20, 2023
FREEDOM FUNDERS Carolyn Was Sick of Seeing People Trapped in A Vicious Cycle “It was amazing to me how many people were put into or kept in poverty by one mistake that started an avalanche for them.”Meghan HamiltonJuly 19, 2023
PRESS RELEASES The Bail Project Celebrates Court Ruling Affirming the Pretrial Fairness Act With this decision, Illinois becomes the first state in the nation to completely eliminate the devastating use of cash bail, upholding the presumption of innocence.Jeremy ChersonJuly 18, 2023
DATAPOLICY The High Price of Cash Bail Cash bail not only costs individuals caught in the system. Their friends, families, communities, and society pay too.Nicole Zayas ManzanoJuly 17, 2023