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Senate Amendment Protects Charitable Bail Assistance in Florida; House Must Fix HB 1017

Rules Committee change to SB 600 preserves nonprofit bail funds, prevents increased jail costs, and safeguards pretrial freedom for low-income Floridians

Jeremy ChersonFebruary 25, 2026

POLICY

Take Action: Support Pretrial Reform and SB 1381 in Oklahoma

Oklahoma is facing a pretrial incarceration crisis, but persuading lawmakers to vote yes on SB 1381 will change that.

Emma StammenFebruary 20, 2026

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Cash Bail Is Overcrowding Fulton County Jail, Not Protecting Atlanta

A new ACLU report reveals the harms of tying pretrial release to money by examining Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia.

Tara WatfordFebruary 17, 2026

Timmie ran out of hope in the criminal justice system.

CLIENT STORIES

How a Criminal Justice System Turns Mistakes Into Destinies

A father struggling to recover from addiction finds that the criminal justice system’s small bureaucratic hurdles can snowball into jail, hopelessness, and a fight just to stay alive.

The Bail ProjectFebruary 15, 2026

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Senate Amendment Protects Charitable Bail Assistance in Florida; House Must Fix HB 1017

Take Action: Support Pretrial Reform and SB 1381 in Oklahoma

Cash Bail Is Overcrowding Fulton County Jail, Not Protecting Atlanta

Senate Amendment Protects Charitable Bail Assistance in Florida; House Must Fix HB 1017

Take Action: Support Pretrial Reform and SB 1381 in Oklahoma

Cash Bail Is Overcrowding Fulton County Jail, Not Protecting Atlanta

How a Criminal Justice System Turns Mistakes Into Destinies

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Senate Amendment Protects Charitable Bail Assistance in Florida; House Must Fix HB 1017

Take Action: Support Pretrial Reform and SB 1381 in Oklahoma

Cash Bail Is Overcrowding Fulton County Jail, Not Protecting Atlanta

Senate Amendment Protects Charitable Bail Assistance in Florida; House Must Fix HB 1017

Take Action: Support Pretrial Reform and SB 1381 in Oklahoma

Cash Bail Is Overcrowding Fulton County Jail, Not Protecting Atlanta

How a Criminal Justice System Turns Mistakes Into Destinies

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