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"Pretrial Detention Disparities for Black Communities in D.C.," by Tiasia Saunders, Washington Informer, December 02, 2024
"Illinois Has Put an End to the Injustice of Cash Bail," by Bryce Covert, The Nation, December 02, 2024
"Colorado voters scrap bail for first-degree murder defendants," by Amanda Pampuro, Courthouse News Service, November 06, 2024
"The Bail Bond Industry Fights To Keep You In Jail," by Katya Schwenk, The Lever, October 17, 2024
"Breaking the Bond: What bail reform looks like across the U.S.," NPR, September 26, 2024
"Breaking the Bond: Why bail reform hasn't made Houston's jail safer," by Peter O'Dowd and Lucio Vasquez, NPR, September 25, 2024
"Study rejects link between bail reform, increases in crime," by Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, August 15, 2024
"California blew it on bail reform. Now Illinois is showing it works," by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2024
"'Unjust?' Cash bail reform advocates react to controversial new law," by Maya Homan, Savannah Morning News, May 03, 2024
"Georgia could require cash bail for 30 more crimes, including many misdemeanors," by Jeff Amy, Associated Press, February 01, 2024
"Jails Are Closing Across America. Why?," by Brian Dolinar, The Nation, January 22, 2024
"Legal challenge to Dallas County’s cash bail system ends after U.S. Supreme Court declines to step in," by Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune, January 08, 2024
"Judge Refuses to Send Defendant in Drug Case to Troubled Brooklyn Jail," by Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, January 04, 2024
"Jail populations are bouncing back to near pre-pandemic levels," by Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, December 14, 2023
"Should Money Decide Who is Kept in Jail? More Locations Are Saying No.," by Jamiles Lartey, The Marshall Project, September 30, 2023
