San Francisco's longstanding pretrial program is saved by not receiving state funding.
Bail Reform
Use of Pretrial Detention Increases “Precipitously,” Leads to Worse Outcomes for People Accused of Crimes
Approximately two-thirds of the more than 740,000 people locked up in local jails nation-wide have...
Bail Reform Passes in CA Assembly, But ACLU & Other Past Supporters Now Oppose New Version of SB 10
UPDATE: On Tuesday, August 21, the California senate passed SB 10 in a 26-12 vote. The bill is...
Sen. Sanders Introduces Federal Bail Reform Legislation
Last Wednesday, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a bill to prohibit the use of cash...
The Problems With California’s Broken Bail System are Vividly Illustrated as a 26-Year-Old Pregnant Mother is Bailed Out of an LA Jail For Mother’s Day
On Tuesday, 26-year-old Deshay Murphy, received an early Mother’s Day gift when her $30,000 bail...