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
IN ACTIONVIDEO Clinton’s Calling: A Legacy and Loss Amidst COVID-19 Unveiling 'Clinton’s Calling,' the film that chronicles the life of a justice reform luminary whose untimely loss to COVID-19 echoes the call for change.David GasparNovember 16, 2023
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 Instead of incorrect and outdated language, let’s talk about the pretrial justice system using a people-first approach.Lizzie TriboneOctober 31, 2023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 Amplifying Voices Against Cash Bail: The Power of Client Stories Stories of real people, real lives, and the real consequences of an unforgiving and unjust cash bail system.Hannah WebsterAugust 23, 2023