A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) makes a clear and urgent case: charitable bail funds like The Bail Project are safer, more just, and better for communities than the for-profit commercial bail bond industry. This report is a timely reminder of what’s at (tw)

Cash bail tears families apart. When someone can’t afford to pay, they’re stuck in jail for days, weeks, even months – before they’ve had their day in court. The Bail Project helps bring people home by paying bail, so they can stay with their families and keep their lives on https://t.co/6Wm2eF8p4c (tw)