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Texas county jails detain over 53,000 people

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State Lawmakers Push Attacks on Texans’ Freedom and Tax Dollars

Dangerous Package Of Bills Would Throw Many Texans In Jail, Worsening Burden on All Taxpayers

Jeremy ChersonFebruary 12, 2025

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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

This report discusses the cost of pretrial incarceration

DATA LEARN REPORTS

Out of Pocket: The High Cost of Pretrial Incarceration

Pretrial incarceration costs us all, and it’s much more than a financial burden.

Jeremy ChersonApril 10, 2024

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

Diverse crowds of people walking through a busy intersection on 5th Avenue and 23rd Street in New York City with sunset in background

POLICY

Public Safety Lies in the Hands of New York Judges

New York judges should take a page from Lady Liberty’s book when it comes to pretrial decision making.

Emma StammenAugust 17, 2023

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We’re Not Bail Bondsmen and We Never Use Bounty Hunters. Here’s Why.

Bail bond agents will tell you that most people flee before returning to court, but our clients prove otherwise.

Jeremy ChersonJuly 24, 2023

DATA POLICY

The High Price of Cash Bail

Cash bail not only costs individuals caught in the system. Their friends, families, communities, and society pay too.

Nicole Zayas ManzanoJuly 17, 2023

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State Lawmakers Push Attacks on Texans’ Freedom and Tax Dollars

Out of Pocket: The High Cost of Pretrial Incarceration

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Donate to reunite a family today.

A family like Sandra’s. Read her story below.

Donate to bring someone home today.

Someone like Robert. Read his story below.

Donate to pay someone’s bail today.

Someone like Michael. Read his story below.

Donate to pay someone’s bail today.

Someone like Ashley. Read her story below.

Donate to bring someone home today.

Someone like Sherry. Read her story below.

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