Five Questions about Supervised Release in New York City
In 2016, New York City introduced Supervised Release, a community-based support and supervision program that judges can assign to people charged with crimes who would otherwise be incarcerated as they...
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Are Risk Assessment Tools Setting the Stage for AI Judges?
Imagine you walk into a courthouse and seated at the judge’s bench is a computer. Not someone wearing a robe, no gavel, and no human interaction, just an open laptop calculating responses, scores, and...
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Bail vs. Bond: Is there a difference?
If you were to ask a friend or neighbor what the difference between “bail” and “bond” is, more likely than not, they would be hard pressed for an answer. There is such a high volume of terms that...
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Only Two Countries Have For-Profit Bail Systems
The United States stands out globally for its unique reliance on unaffordable cash bail, exacerbated by its for-profit bail bond industry – making it one of only two countries with such a system. This...
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Expectation vs. Reality: Your Right to a Lawyer
You have a constitutional right to a lawyer…but will you actually get one? “You have the right to an attorney; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided.” These words are a popularized...
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Did Kamala Harris Donate to The Bail Project?
In the wake of President Biden’s unprecedented decision to drop out about 100 days before the election, Vice President Kamala Harris, now the Democratic frontrunner, and charitable bail funds are once...
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Reflections on Ferguson: A Decade Later, the Struggle for Justice Continues
Today is the 10 year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown by police officers in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was 18-years-old when he died. His tragic death forced the nation towards a reckoning...
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The Public Sharing Of Mugshots Undermines The Presumption Of Innocence
This fall, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office’s practice of posting arrested people’s mugshots online amounts to illegal pretrial punishment and is...
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Our 2024 Annual Report
A Year of Impact The Bail Project is thrilled to announce the release of our 2024 Annual Report, a testament to the transformative power of The Bail Project community. This year’s report showcases the...
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Why Mutual Aid Is Vital to Criminal Justice Reform’s Next Chapter
As political analysts continue to piece together the results of this year’s general election, an illuminating takeaway has emerged on issues related to criminal justice: Voters who cast their ballot...
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