CLIENT STORIES Homeless But Hopeful: Shelly’s Resilient Journey Homeless and grieving her son, Shelly’s story reveals the struggles of motherhood, poverty, and resilience against systemic injustice.Melissa EtehadJanuary 15, 2025
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 The Bail Project Welcomes New MODERN Justice Task Force Report The report creates a blueprint for change to the jail system in Oklahoma, including the need for uniform pretrial data collection and reportingJeremy ChersonFebruary 7, 2024
CLIENT STORIES Falsely Accused: How Cash Bail Upended Nicole’s Life Nicole was in the midst of buying a house, completing an internship, and raising her children when she learned the state of Oklahoma was building a criminal case against her.Melissa EtehadSeptember 22, 2022