DATAPOLICY More time is being spent in Oklahoma jails. What did a task force discover? Without a centralized system, policymakers lack critical data about the pretrial system leading to more harm for thousands of Oklahomans.Avery BizzellMarch 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASES DA Ogg’s Defeat in Primary Result of Broken Promises and Bad Policy Harris County Prosecutor loses public support after backing off of pro-reform policies, costing her jobJeremy ChersonMarch 6, 2024
LEARNPOLICY Five Questions About Texas Bail Reform When it comes to successful pretrial reform, Professor Brandon L. Garrett explains there's no need to mess with Harris County, Texas.Lizzie TriboneMarch 4, 2024
PRESS RELEASES Texas Bail Reform Improves Public Safety, According to New Report Findings from the O’Donnell Monitor in Harris County show that minimizing cash bail yields great community benefits and cost savings.Jeremy ChersonMarch 4, 2024
CLIENT STORIES Missing the Birth of His Twins Due to Bail Jerod was deprived of the opportunity to bond with his newborns and experience being a new father, all for a charge that was ultimately dismissed.Melissa EtehadJanuary 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASES The Bail Project Opposes the Safer Kentucky Act Key provisions of the bill include unnecessary restrictions of charitable bail organizations that will harm KentuckiansJeremy ChersonJanuary 10, 2024
IN ACTIONLEARN Our 2023 Annual Report Grab a coffee and settle in – The Bail Project's 2023 Annual Report is a gripping read that will inspire and move you.Shannon SoperDecember 15, 2023
CLIENT STORIES A $350 Bail Nearly Forced Maribeth to Give Birth in Jail At eight months pregnant and spending almost three months incarcerated pretrial, Maribeth feared for the worst for her and her baby.Melissa EtehadDecember 11, 2023
FREEDOM FUNDERS You Have the Power to Change Someone’s Story Discover the life-saving power of a holiday donation through the transformational stories of our clients.Meghan HamiltonDecember 8, 2023
IN ACTION Stories From the Field: Courtroom Accessibility Failure Mercy's experience supporting a deaf client reveals courtroom accessibility issues, highlighting The Bail Project's fight for equitable justice.Hannah WebsterNovember 30, 2023