The National Partnership for Pretrial Justice

While the Illinois' new bail reform law has been temporarily halted by the state Supreme Court, new research from @LoyolaChicago suggests that it would correct inequities in the bail system and economically benefit families and communities. pretrialpartnership.org/news/research-…

Researchers Concerned with Findings of ‘De-prosecution’ Article in Peer-Reviewed Journal via @Arnold_Ventures. On Philly, homicides & DA @DA_LarryKrasner by Matt Keyser of @ReformPretrial arnoldventures.org/stories/resear…

We are excited to announce $7.4 million in grants to rigorously study prosecutor office policies and support research into the decisions made every day by prosecutors across the United States. (1/) arnoldventures.org/newsroom/arnol…

The role of a prosecutor is not "to seek convictions, it’s to seek justice," @FBCDAO Brian Middleton says. He's part of a wave of reform-minded prosecutors who are reshaping the role of district attorneys in our criminal justice system. pretrialpartnership.org/news/in-texas-…

LATEST DATA: Harris County’s misdemeanor #BailReform is improving #PublicSafety and keeping individuals charged with low-level misdemeanors out of jail, according to a new report from AV grantee @QuattroneCenter. Read on for key takeaways (🧵) arnoldventures.org/stories/cops-a…

“What we’ve found is misdemeanor bail reform has been pretty successful,” says Paul Heaton of @pennlaw. Heaton cites people are returning for their cases and aren't committing new crimes as a result of being released. pretrialpartnership.org/news/more-rese…

Venida Browder said her son Kalief was never the same after spending three years in Rikers Island Jail while waiting to prove his innocence. The charges against him were ultimately dropped. Read more about Kalief's case: pretrialpartnership.org/news/he-spent-…

Despite the many benefits of New York bail reform, critics cry wolf that the increase of people released pretrial has led to a spike in violent crime. Growing research shows those claims are misleading, if not outright false. Our latest. pretrialpartnership.org/news/he-spent-…

In a criminal legal system filled with injustice, crediting time served is often viewed as a positive practice. Yet, @KimFerzan with @PennLaw argues it's harmful and should be abandoned altogether. Read our latest Q&A. pretrialpartnership.org/news/the-troub…

I spoke to Matt Keyser for @ReformPretrial ahead of the release of our latest bail report about what the data says about bail reform, two years in. pretrialpartnership.org/news/increased…

"There has never been good evidence that the law contributed to rising crime in New York." In a new Q&A with @ReformPretrial, @AmesCG of the @BrennanCenter discusses findings from their new analysis of #bailreform and crime rates in New York State. arnoldventures.org/stories/as-cri…

Pretrial decisions that hinge on money inevitably mean many people who pose little or no risk but aren't wealthy languish in jail prior to trial while a small share of highly dangerous but wealthy defendants obtain release. More than tweaking is needed to fix this system. 2/2

My @HoustonChron piece on the bail debate in Harris County calls for modernizing the state legal framework so that pretrial decisions aren't based on ability to pay, but rather are made with due process to balance individual liberty & public safety. 1/2 houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo…

"Pretrial research is fairly new. It doesn’t have 100 years of research at this point. So to have that data is really important." pretrialpartnership.org/news/pretrial-…

"Pretrial is the front door of the criminal legal system, and decisions made in the early stages of a criminal case have major impacts on everything that follows." See how @APPRpretrial lays the groundwork for improving pretrial systems ⤵️ pretrialpartnership.org/news/appr-is-b…

The @washingtonpost editorial board throws down the hammer: “[S]capegoating bail reform for the rise in crime as the country struggled with the damaging effects of the pandemic won’t make us safer. Indeed, pretrial detention might decrease public safety.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

More than two years have passed since the State of New York enacted its new bail laws. Leaders in the criminal legal system in Dutchess County, NY talk to @ReformPretrial about the promise and challenge of implementing #bailreform law beyond NYC. arnoldventures.org/stories/a-new-…

Officials in Dutchess County, NY, said statewide bail reform, combined with the COVID pandemic, led to a significant drop in the county's jail population. Read more ⤵️ pretrialpartnership.org/news/dutchess-…

"Pre-trial jailing decisions should be based only on the person’s risk of fleeing or of harming someone else,” writes the @chronopinion editorial board in a piece hammering the cash bail industry for putting profit ahead of public safety. houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editor…

While large New York metropolitan areas, such as NYC, had the funding and resources to implement the state's new bail laws, other areas turned to a legacy of collaboration among their partners in the criminal legal system to implement reforms. pretrialpartnership.org/news/dutchess-…