Top Reads

Our top picks for essential reading on bail reform, mass incarceration, and The Bail Project’s efforts across the country.

New group antes up cash to help poor make bail

Indianapolis Business Journal highlights our work in the city.

“I don’t think people understand the impact even a few days in jail has on a human life and their entire family. They can lose everything: their home, their children, their job. It’s so difficult to get back on the right track.” -Devi Davis, our bail disruptor in Indianapolis.

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Indianapolis, Newsroom, The Bail Project, Top Reads
July 12, 2019

Detroit Bail Project aims to disrupt the process of cash bail and incarceration

Since launching in June 2018, the Bail Project in Detroit has bailed out almost 200 people, including 72 fathers. On June 15, this past Father’s Day, the Bail Project and Detroit Justice Center hosted a celebration with fathers who likely would have been incarcerated that day had they not received help posting bond.

Reflecting on her work, bail disruptor Asia Johnson said, “When I see clients like Chris and Abigail, I know that it is worth the fight. … The fact that they are here today and he’s celebrating being a father and I got to bring him back home to his family. It just means the world to me.”

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Blog, Detroit, Newsroom, The Bail Project, Top Reads, What's New
July 9, 2019

How electronic monitoring drives defendants into debt

When 19-year-old Daehaun White was released from jail in St. Louis, he was so overjoyed that he forgot to check in with a representative for the company EMASS, which straps black boxes with GPS monitoring onto the ankles of people on pretrial release.

Soon, White’s arrest on minor charges spiraled into a debt exceeding $800, all owed to a company that charges defendants $10 a day plus other excessive fees. The county offers defendants no hearing to determine whether they can pay fees for such onerous surveillance.

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E-Carceration, Newsroom, St. Louis, Top Reads, What's New
July 3, 2019

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