Those subjected to electronic monitoring often experience negative stigma when people are observed wearing it. It is also a significant factor in re-incarceration. One minor mistake, such as forgetting to…
One of our team's primary goals had been closing the "Workhouse," a jail used to hold people on pretrial for low-level offenses. The Workhouse began operating in 1996. It received…
The Bail Project offers the following framework as a starting point for grounding bail and pretrial reform in a broader vision of democracy, progress, and collective wellbeing.
"Nearly half a million people who are presumed innocent are sitting in jail cells across America," Glover said. "Most of them are there for one reason only: they cannot afford…