Arrest
In 2018, Mississippi's bail reform critics were dismissed as fearmongers. In 2026, the numbers say they were right. State leaders rarely go back and check their own work. Once a policy is passed, the people who championed it move on to the next cause, and the communities left
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
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