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The Bail Project Releases Landmark Report on Constitutional Amendments Reshaping Pretrial Justice

“Detention by Design” Warns of a Growing Trend to Erode the Right to Bail Across the United States

Jeremy ChersonJanuary 13, 2026

The Bail Project has served over 40,000 clients

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The Bail Project Celebrates Milestone of 40,000 Clients Supported Nationwide

More than 1.4 million jail days prevented and over $109 million in taxpayer savings since founding

Jeremy ChersonDecember 2, 2025

The Bail Project's Real Bail Reform Campaign is a finalist in the Anthem Awards

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The Bail Project’s “Real Bail Reform” Campaign Wins Silver Anthem Award

Across Texas and Michigan – two flashpoints in the national debate over pretrial justice – this campaign gave Americans a platform to speak.

Jeremy ChersonNovember 24, 2025

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The Bail Project Opposes Congressional Effort to Override Local Democracy and Reinstate Cash Bail in D.C.

H.R. 5215, the D.C. Cash Bail Reform Act, is a dangerous federal intrusion that mandates mass detention, eliminates judicial discretion, and undermines public safety

Jeremy ChersonNovember 20, 2025

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The Bail Project Responds to Texas Passage of Proposition 3

After sustained public pressure, Texas voters approve amendment adding landmark pretrial rights and due process safeguards

Jeremy ChersonNovember 5, 2025

President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at cashless bail in Washington DC

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The Bail Project Responds to Trump’s Executive Order to End Cashless Bail

Efforts to expand pretrial detention or restrict so-called ‘cashless bail’ are dangerous, counterproductive, and out of step with the evidence.

The Bail ProjectAugust 25, 2025

The Bail Project makes a statement about Texas bail reform.

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Texas Legislature Ends Session with Historic, but Imperfect, Pretrial Progress

Critical due process protections secured in SJR 5, dangerous bail proposals defeated with the failure of SJR 1 and SJR 87, but wealth-based detention expands with SB 9

The Bail ProjectJune 3, 2025

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House Improves SJR 5, but Texas Pretrial Freedoms Still Under Attack

Lawmakers must preserve due process gains in SJR 5 and reject extreme bail and detention measures in SJR 1 and SB 9.

The Bail ProjectMay 19, 2025

The Texas governor pushes regressive bail reform

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Texas Governor Pushes Bail Overhaul that Violates Constitution

Gov. Greg Abbott’s proposal to automatically deny bail is an alarming violation of due process

The Bail ProjectMay 1, 2025

Beyond Bail: The Bail Project's National Report on Pretrial Justice

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New Report Reveals Nationwide Momentum for Bail Reform, Highlights Progress and Challenges

The Bail Project’s “Beyond Bail” report documents the movement to end wealth-based detention.

The Bail ProjectMarch 5, 2025

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The Bail Project Releases Landmark Report on Constitutional Amendments Reshaping Pretrial Justice

The Bail Project Celebrates Milestone of 40,000 Clients Supported Nationwide

The Bail Project’s “Real Bail Reform” Campaign Wins Silver Anthem Award

The Bail Project Opposes Congressional Effort to Override Local Democracy and Reinstate Cash Bail in D.C.

The Bail Project Responds to Texas Passage of Proposition 3

The Bail Project Responds to Trump’s Executive Order to End Cashless Bail

Texas Legislature Ends Session with Historic, but Imperfect, Pretrial Progress

House Improves SJR 5, but Texas Pretrial Freedoms Still Under Attack

Texas Governor Pushes Bail Overhaul that Violates Constitution

New Report Reveals Nationwide Momentum for Bail Reform, Highlights Progress and Challenges

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Someone like Michael. Read his story below.

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Someone like Ashley. Read her story below.

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