To channel Louisville’s pain and unrest after Breonna Taylor’s murder, activist Bruce created an after school basketball program for kids. He was arrested for protesting.
Melissa EtehadSeptember 9, 2022
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…
Jeremy ChersonAugust 29, 2022
People who leave Cook County Jail on individual-recognizance bonds can be connected to affordable housing through a partnership announced today by the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund, The Bail Project…
The Bail ProjectJuly 20, 2022
Together, with data scientists and legal scholars, we argue that pretrial algorithms, also known as risk assessment tools, disproportionately harm people of color, oversimplify complex individual and case outcomes, undermine…
Jeremy ChersonJuly 15, 2022
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is suing the state of Indiana over the constitutionality of a new law targeting The Bail Project.
The Bail ProjectMay 4, 2022
Community Release with Support addresses root causes through services, partnership with Lawndale Christian Legal Center.
The Bail ProjectDecember 7, 2021
For Byron, a trans woman and former Marine, their loyal service dog, Blade, was family. When Byron was arrested and held pretrial in Spokane County, they worried about losing custody…
Shannon SoperNovember 11, 2021
The Bail Project Launches New Site in Greenville to Assist Low-Income People Trapped by Cash Bail, and Help Advance Pretrial Reform
The Bail ProjectNovember 4, 2021
Lupe has kidney disease and diabetes. When Louis was booked into the Los Angeles County Jail and held on $10,000 bail, Lupe was suddenly alone, bearing the brunt of this…
Shannon SoperOctober 13, 2021
