POLICY Take Action: Stop Harmful Bail Legislation in Texas Texas lawmakers are considering harmful bail bills. Urge your representative to vote NO on SJR 5 and SB 9 today.Emma StammenMarch 7, 2025
PRESS RELEASES The Bail Project Responds to Texas Governor Abbott’s Regressive “Bail Reform” Proposal The Bail Project condemns Governor Abbott’s proposed "bail reform" as a misleading and harmful policy that prioritizes fearmongering over true safetyJeremy ChersonFebruary 3, 2025
LEARN Make Jail the Last Resort: End the Incarceration of Those Who Cannot Afford Bail Bail reform increases public safety. By adopting bail reform, we can create safer communities, reduce costs, and make sure that jail is a last resort.David GasparJanuary 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASES The Bail Project Ceases Operations in Atlanta Due to Regressive Georgia Law Closure Expected to Worsen Overcrowding and Crisis at Fulton County JailJeremy ChersonJune 10, 2024
POLICY Bail Bond Industry Chooses Profit Over People and Policy Charitable bail funds and your right to equal justice are at risk thanks to the billion-dollar bail bond industry.Lizzie TriboneMay 3, 2024
LEARN You’ve Filed Your Taxes, Now Where Do They Go? You can get your hard-earned dollars sent back into your community to help you and your neighbors.Nicole Zayas ManzanoMay 3, 2024
LEARNPOLICY Kentucky Governor Sides with Community Safety in Vetoing Broken Safer Kentucky Act Gov. Beshear is not willing to gamble the safety and livelihoods of Kentuckians for a short-sighted political win.Carrie ColeApril 11, 2024
PRESS RELEASES Kentucky Governor Vetoes Broken “Safer Kentucky Act” In an attempt to protect the commonwealth’s residents, Gov. Beshear steps in to correct the legislature's folly.Jeremy ChersonApril 9, 2024
DATALEARN What People Get Wrong About Public Safety It’s more than crime rate statistics. It’s community-based programs, well-maintained public housing, and playgrounds for children to name a few.Lizzie TriboneMarch 22, 2024
LEARN Minor Offenses, Major Consequences You may be surprised by the minor offenses that land people in jail and unable to afford bail. In fact, you may have even committed some yourself.Claire MaukschMarch 7, 2024