From the Vera Institute of Justice (https://www.vera.org/): We’re guaranteed a “speedy trial” under the constitution—but America’s jails are filled with people who haven’t yet had their day in court. Hundreds of thousands sit behind bars awaiting trial, sometimes for years, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/02/24/all-other-states-should-follow-advocates-applaud-illinois-approves-elimination-cash Published on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 by Common Dreams The move comes as part of a broader measure featuring what the ACLU called “important changes to policing and our criminal justice system.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Capital-Star (https://www.penncapital-star.com/): As progressives in the Pennsylvania Legislature gear up for another run at eliminating cash bail in the new session, they might want to train their gaze a few hundred miles to the west for a … Continued
Across the commonwealth, thousands of people are sitting in cages not because they have been convicted of a crime – but simply because they are too poor to pay bail. Join us on Wednesday, January 27, for a virtual screening of Trapped: Cash … Continued
Midtown Cinema, 250 Reilly Street, Harrisburg Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. The ACLU and the newly formed Dauphin County Bail Fund are sponsoring the screening of the Bail Trap at the Midtown Cinema on Tuesday, February 19 at 6:30 (Doors open … Continued
December 3, 2018 Principles Released Today Redefine the Role of the 21st Century Prosecutor LOS ANGELES – Today, Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP)– in partnership with Yale Law School Senior Research Scholar Emily Bazelon, The Justice Collaborative and the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of … Continued