A collection of news stories about The Bail Project’s efforts across the country.
A collection of news stories about The Bail Project’s efforts across the country.
The pandemic could create a humanitarian crisis in jails if officials don’t act quickly. We're calling for a mass released of people detained pretrial in order to avoid an unprecedented health catastrophe....
A group in Charlotte is asking for changes they say will help protect those behind bars from the COVID-19 pandemic. The group, which includes lawyers, civil rights activists and citizens, is asking for local leaders to take six specific measures to prevent the spread of the virus in Mecklenburg County jails. ...
“The risk of spreading infection is especially severe in light of the Spokane County Jail’s chronic overcrowding. This threatens everyone incarcerated in a jail, along with their loved ones, jail staff and the state’s public health infrastructure at large.”...
"The Bail Project stressed that more inmates should be released on their own recognizance so the county’s jail facilities don’t become hot spots for coronavirus transmission. Lockdowns would be ineffective because of rapid turnover in the jail population."...
"As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across Washington, we urge you to undertake all possible measures to prevent the spread of infection within the Spokane County Jail. An outbreak of COVID-19 in the jail would be swift and deadly, and now is the time for decisive preventative measures."...