What's Happening in Pretrial Justice? March 2024
Exploring public safety for Black Chicagoans. Plus, Iowa—as in I OWE WHAT for an attorney?—and automatic holds in NM.
A new discourse around pretrial justice
The Slippery Slope of Sliding Scale Bail
Why ability to pay isn't enough to overcome the harms of money bond.
Read ArticleExploring public safety for Black Chicagoans. Plus, Iowa—as in I OWE WHAT for an attorney?—and automatic holds in NM.
As a nation, we arrest too many people for behaviors that have nothing to do with safety. See how the stats shake out.
Why ability to pay isn't enough to overcome the harms of money bond.
We love the Call Declined podcast! Plus, how to talk to your friends and family about criminal justice.
Cook County Jail reaches historic population low; new study links pretrial detention to future offending; and more news.
Bail use drops in Cuyahoga County. WV passes bill to promote pretrial release. Public defender caseloads too damn high!