Public Safety
Two pieces published eleven days apart both name cash bail as the villain — even when their own facts point somewhere else entirely. Two Bail Project pieces landed within two weeks of each other this summer: a June 26 USA Today op-ed by National Director of Policy Erin George opposing
Arrest
It asks the public to distrust every judge, prosecutor, and bail agent — so its own numbers, client stories, and payroll deserve exactly the same scrutiny. The Bail Project has built a national campaign around a simple message: poor people are sitting in jail because they cannot afford freedom. It supports
abuse
Before Americans hand the government their ownership and their freedom, they ought to look at the last country that did — and at what it looks like now. How does one of the most prosperous nations in the hemisphere end up in the dark, standing in line for eggs, watching its
Bail
When an advocacy network calls oversight “persecution,” look at what it is protecting. Vera.org is sounding the alarm again. This time the complaint is that a proposed federal grantmaking rule would require discretionary grants to demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities and would give federal agencies greater authority
Bail Agents
Mike Morrison | Public Safety & Accountability Arrests grab the headlines, but real accountability begins — or disappears — after the suspect enters the courtroom. It is time for Mississippi to demand transparency on what actually happens in our criminal justice system. For months, Mississippi has been flooded with headlines of homicides, shootings,
Bail
Mike Morrison | Public Safety & Accountability When bail pride was first discussed, the goal was simple: describe what professionalism looks like in this profession and challenge every agent to meet that standard. Since that publication, something encouraging has happened. Bail agents are talking. Bail agents are taking action. Conversations that
Bail
The Profession Is No Longer Accepting Declarations as a Substitute for Results What many state and national bail associations have finally recognized is that the profession can no longer survive on declarations alone. For years, organizations measured success by slogans, membership counts, and conference attendance — or simply by stating they
Bail Agents
The Bail Project cited the Marshall Project's reporting — then erased every fact that explained the judge's decision. The Bail Project published a piece this month celebrating the California Supreme Court's Kowalczyk ruling. Their headline case: an unhoused man jailed on $75,000 bail over