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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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David Gaspar on Spending Holidays In Jail
“My first Christmas in jail was in 1996. I was 23 years old and one of more than 500,000 people who were held in an American jail that year over the holidays. While I had already been sentenced by...
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I spent my first Christmas in jail at 23, separated from my family and the life I knew. I was one of nearly 1.1 million Americans behind bars during the holidays that year. Hundreds of thousands of us...
View ArticleFreedom Isn’t Free When You’re Black and Poor
When I was 17, I was charged with a crime I didn’t commit. During an argument, I was arrested and wrongfully accused of threatening someone with a firearm, which I hadn’t done. My bail was set...
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Costly New Bail Bills Would Needlessly Jail More People
On a recent Wednesday, as many Texans were beginning their workday, a Texas Senate committee voted to make their lives harder. The committee advanced a dangerous package of legislation that would...
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Beyond Bail: What’s Next for Reform?
Americans of all political backgrounds agree: our cash bail system is broken. In fact, twice as many Americans favor ending cash bail over keeping it. That’s why states and cities nationwide are...
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