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Twenty Years After Prison, I’m Fighting to Give Others Their First Chance
The Bail Project continues to fight for second chances for all. The organization has assisted more than 40,000 families with free bail and other needed assistance.
Two Decades After His First Arrest, Charles Finally Received Help
As this system expanded, the nation’s jails and prisons became disproportionately filled with Black men, signaling the beginning of a new era that would come to be known as “mass incarceration.”
Let It Be Known: Pistons Injury—Oprah and Coldplay Incident, and 25 Years for Teen
Let It Be Known News Delves into the Cold Play Incident and Oprah; 25 years in prison for a Teen; and Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons
Falsely Accused: How Cash Bail Upended Nicole’s Life
Unbeknownst to Nicole, the state of Oklahoma had been building a case against her since September of 2021 after an eyewitness said she fit the description of a woman who allegedly robbed a store employee at knifepoint.
When $250 Keeps You in Jail: The Personal Story Behind a National Bail Showdown
Across the United States, hundreds of thousands of legally innocent people sit in jail awaiting trial. In Oklahoma alone, more than 9,000 people sit in local jails on any given day, nearly 70 percent legally innocent and awaiting court.
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