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Today, The Bail Project announced the appointment of Erin George as its new National Director of Policy. “We are excited to welcome Erin George to The Bail Project. Over the past five years, through our direct services in more than two dozen jurisdictions across America, we have built a powerful body of evidence that cash bail is not necessary. We have also begun codifying a model of community release that offers a viable alternative to cash bail,” said The Bail Project’s CEO Robin Steinberg....

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 and Lawndale Christian Legal Center....

TBP's Senior Policy Counsel Nicole Zayas-Fortier and past intern Gabriel Henriquez write about the desperate need for bipartisan efforts to aid ongoing crisis in Michigan's jails. If the proposed legislature were successful, jails would become less crowded and marginalized populations would be better protected....

David Gaspar, National Director of Operations, defends The Bail Project's work in Indianapolis. Gaspar highlights the complexities of the issue, describing why TBP is under such scrutiny in Indiana but also why now more than ever we must step up and be clear about just what is at stake — and for whom....