There is no pretrial justice without racial justice — and we were wrong for having these tools as part of our “smart” pretrial justice framework.

For us, the hallmarks of the next generation of bail reform will be a commitment to decarceration, values-based discussions about the purpose of detention, a willingness to acknowledge the humanity of everyone, and an openness of the system to change.

'Money Bail'
'Cash Bail'
'Bail Bond'

No matter what you call it, requiring people to pay to stay out of jail before trial is unfair and unsafe, and wastes tax dollars

More people are recognizing mass incarceration as an injustice.

More people continue to evolve their thinking about what’s needed to achieve liberty, equity, and safety.

But more and more systems are doing things that may seem like “reform” but are not.