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Commentary: Cash bail doesn’t reduce crime – or make us safer
Salon  | September 20, 2025

Cashless bail explained: What it is, how it works and why Trump is targeting it
Stateline, September 23, 2025

Opinion: New White House executive order casts a shadow on Nevada bail reforms
The Nevada Independent  | September 11, 2025

Can Volunteer Pretrial Support Help Reduce Cleveland’s Jail Population?
The Marshall Project | February 28, 2025

Bail Organizations, Immigrants Targeted as Texas Lawmakers Consider Bail Reform Legislation
Texas Standard | February 18, 2025

FACDL ready to help if tweaks to new statewide bond schedule are needed
The Florida Bar | September 16, 2024

Briefs: The Florida Bar News
The Florida Bar | September 16, 2024

Pitt commissioners authorize first steps in starting pretrial release program
The Daily Reflector | July 25, 2024

GCC Calls On County Officials, Courts & Policymakers To Fund Comprehensive Pretrial Services, Reduce Jail Before Trial
Greater Cleveland Congregations | May 9, 2024

How Courts are Reducing the Number of Greater Clevelanders in Jail Awaiting Trial
Signal Cleveland | May 8, 2024

Releasing Suspects Pretrial Doesn’t Lead to Higher Crime Rates, Experts Say
Stateline | February 22, 2024

The Next Steps Now That Illinois Has Abolished Cash Bail
NPR | December 25, 2023

Matt Alsdorf: After Measure 1’s Defeat, a Roadmap to What Happens Now
The Spokesman-Review | November 20, 2023

The Meaning of ‘Bail’ Has Strayed Far From Its Legal Roots
Law 360 | November 17, 2023

Transforming Pretrial Justice for People, Systems, and Communities
The Daily Chronicle | November 6, 2023

Transforming Pretrial Justice for People, Systems, and Communities
The Quad-City Times | November 5, 2023

Transforming Illinois’ Pretrial Justice
The Pantograph | November 3, 2023

Transforming Pretrial Justice for People, Systems, and Communities
Illinois Business Journal | October 30, 2023

Transforming Pretrial Justice for People, Systems, and Communities
Rochelle News-Leader | October 31, 2023

CT should create a commission to study pretrial justice reform
CT Mirror | October 13, 2023

County Looks to Enhance Pretrial System
The JOLT News | October 9, 2023

Thurston County Judges Using New Risk Tool to Inform Bail Decisions
The Olympian | October 8, 2023

Thurston County Launches Pretrial Assessment Tool to Improve Pretrial System
The Daily Chronicle | October 2, 2023

Letter to the Editor: Systems Must Collaborate Against Domestic Violence
Connecticut Post | June 6, 2023

What Is a Bond Data Dashboard, and How Will It Change Criminal Justice in the Valley?
Staunton News Leader | June 6, 2023

As CT lawmakers push GPS tracking to prevent domestic abuse, doubts emerge
Connecticut Post | June 1, 2023

Report: Black People Treated Differently than Whites in LaCrosse County Justice System
LaCrosse Tribune | April 9, 2023

How Cash Bail Laws are at Stake on Wisconsin’s April Ballot
Associated Press | March 26, 2023

A New Scientific Method for Bail Reform
ABC News | February 2, 2023

Dane County Justice Council Sets January 31 Online Pretrial Conversation
Sun Prairie Star | January 25, 2023

Bail System Hurts Miami’s Poor. Controversial Software Could Fix That But Is Public At Risk?
Miami Herald | January 22, 2023

Wake District Attorney Faces Spirited Challenge in March 2022 Primary
North Carolina Policy Watch | October 19, 2021

Dispelling an Oxymoron with Direct Action
The Big Easy Magazine | July 9, 2021

2021 on Track to Eclipse 2020’s Record Homicide Rate – But Why?
Toledo Blade | May 9, 2021

Supporters, Opponents Argue Racial Preconceptions Skew Pretrial Assessments
Macomb County Legal News | March 19, 2021
Wisconsin Law Journal | September 21, 2020

Pulaski County Looking at Ways to Improve Criminal Justice System
KUAR 89.1 FM | February 2, 2021

Pretrial Group Picks Pulaski County for Nationwide Initiative
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | February 01, 2021

Illinois Will End Cash Bail – and Limit Use of High-Tech Incarceration
The Intercept | January 17, 2021

In Defense of Data-based Pretrial Risk Assessment
Law360 | November 8, 2020

In California, Voters Must Choose Between Cash Bail and Algorithms
CNN Business | October 31, 2020

Pretrial Risk Assessment Tools Under Fire for Bias
The Legal Examiner | October 5, 2020

Ramsey County Outlines New Initiative to Reform Bail System
Twin Cities Pioneer Press | September 15, 2020

Ramsey County Looks to Reform Cash Bail System
Star Tribune | September 15, 2020

Road to Reform: Pretrial Program Aids Bail, Bond Program in Youngstown
WKBN | July 24, 2020

Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Transforming Pretrial Systems in Service of Equity and Fairness
Arnold Ventures | June 18, 2020

Algorithms Were Supposed to Fix the Bail System. They Haven’t.
Wired | February 19, 2020

In Fulton County, Risk Assessment Aims to Address Mental Health Issues
Arnold Ventures | September 12, 2019

National Partnership Helps Ensure ‘Equal Protection, Equal Access’ in Pierce County
Arnold Ventures | September 10, 2019

Collaboration is Key to Pretrial Reform in Thurston County
Arnold Ventures | September 3, 2019

Thurston 1 of 5 Counties Nationwide Chosen for Pretrial Justice Initiative
The Olympian | September 3, 2019

Thurston County Selected as National Research Site for Pretrial Policy
The Daily Chronicle | August 30, 2019

Risk Assessment in Montgomery County Balances Individual Liberty with Public Safety
Arnold Ventures | August 29, 2019

In Catawba County, Pretrial Reform is Driven by Public Safety, Financial Responsibility
Arnold Ventures | August 28, 2019