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
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
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
POLICY Illinois Ends Cash Bail: What’s Next? Now that Illinois purged wealth-based detention, implementation is its latest challenge. Stakeholders must stay true to the reform’s values.Nicole Zayas ManzanoNovember 3, 2023
LEARN Is Calling Someone a Criminal Insensitive, or Inaccurate? Instead of incorrect and outdated language, let’s talk about the pretrial justice system using a people-first approach.Lizzie TriboneOctober 31, 2023
PRESS RELEASES The Bail Project Applauds Changes to Los Angeles Bail System New changes to the bail schedules are a step in the right direction to strengthen due processJeremy ChersonOctober 1, 2023
DATA Unlocking the Truth: A Closer Look at Cash Bail Data Assuming people need money on the line to return to court is false – and we have the data to prove it.Tara WatfordSeptember 25, 2023
POLICY The Myth of “Having Your Day in Court” As criminal trials go extinct in the shadow of plea bargains, “having your day in court” is transforming into American folklore.Nicole Zayas ManzanoSeptember 18, 2023
LEARN The Bail Project Back To School Syllabus Dive into our all-in-one resource for the basics of the cash bail system.Hannah WebsterSeptember 13, 2023