Like cash bail, pretrial electronic monitoring is a flawed policy that does not enhance public safety or improve the likelihood that a person returns to court. Instead, it punishes people…
As faith leaders, we stand against House Bill 313, which would greatly restrict charitable organizations like The Bail Project, which helps poor people who cannot afford bail.
Today, Governor Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 6 (SB 6), which expands the use of cash bail in Texas. In response, The Bail Project issued the following statement.
The Bail Project commends the Legislative Black Caucus and their colleagues in the Illinois legislature for taking this important criminal justice reform effort to the finish line and rightfully reacting…
As California struggles to contain COVID-19, this critical bill would help mitigate the crisis by preventing tens of thousands of people from cycling unnecessarily through overcrowded jails just because they…