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Bruce, a Louisville client, in a jersey, dribbling a basketball outside

CLIENT STORIES

Hoop Dreams: Bruce Used Basketball to Heal a Hurt Community

To channel Louisville’s pain and unrest after Breonna Taylor’s murder, activist Bruce created an after school basketball program for kids. He was arrested for protesting.

Melissa EtehadSeptember 9, 2022

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POLICY PRESS RELEASES

Bail Project Releases Position on Ohio Issue 1

Ohioans have a choice to make. Double down on a system of wealth-based pretrial detention that costs state taxpayers $266 million each year and results in stark racial disparities in who…

The Bail ProjectSeptember 7, 2022

A close-up of a person's electronic monitoring bracelet on their ankle.

LEARN POLICY

Policy Position Brief: On Electronic Monitoring

Like cash bail, pretrial electronic monitoring is a flawed policy that does not enhance public safety or improve the likelihood that a person returns to court. Instead, it punishes people…

Jeremy ChersonAugust 29, 2022

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PRESS RELEASES

The Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund partners with The Bail Project and Lawndale Christian Legal Center to support public safety through apartments that stabilize lives

People who leave Cook County Jail on individual-recognizance bonds can be connected to affordable housing through a partnership announced today by the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund, The Bail Project…

The Bail ProjectJuly 20, 2022

NEWS & STORIES

Bail Funds Are Better Than Bail Bond Agents

Real Justice Starts With Listening, Not Labels

House Improves SJR 5, but Texas Pretrial Freedoms Still Under Attack

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