Every year, millions of Americans are incarcerated before even being convicted of a crime - all because they can't afford to post bail. How did we get here? “Trapped: Cash Bail in America” shines a light on our deeply flawed criminal justice system and the activists working to reform it. This new documentary explores the growing movement to ...
Our Executive Director Alec Karakatsanis spoke at the 2019 Atlantic Festival Race + Justice Summit on the state of bail reform across the country.
NowThis news summarizes our landmark litigation in Harris County, Texas, challenging an unconstitutional money bail system that kept poor people locked in jail only because they could not afford to pay for their freedom.
Watch Civil Rights Corps Founder and Executive Director Alec Karakatsanis talk about our urgent work after being awarded the Emerging Leader Award by the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh.
Watch Civil Rights Corps Founder and Executive Director Alec Karakatsanis talk about ending money bail in Harris County.
"In parts of the country, prosecutors are using these orders to put crime victims—especially poor victims, and, in cities like New Orleans, victims of color—in jail in order to get swift victories in court, sometimes, puzzlingly, in minor cases. A lawsuit filed today in federal court by the American Civil Liberties Union and Civil Rights Corps, ...
The New York Times published a story on our lawsuit against Harris County for their unconstitutional bail practices in spring 2017. This video, which was included as part of the article, shows the inhumane way that judges in Harris County treat human beings who have been arrested during their bail hearings.
Every year, millions of Americans are incarcerated before even being convicted of a crime - all because they can't afford to post bail. How did we get here? “Trapped: Cash Bail in America” shines a light on our deeply flawed criminal justice system and the activists working to reform it. This new documentary explores the growing movement to ...
Our Executive Director Alec Karakatsanis spoke at the 2019 Atlantic Festival Race + Justice Summit on the state of bail reform across the country.
NowThis news summarizes our landmark litigation in Harris County, Texas, challenging an unconstitutional money bail system that kept poor people locked in jail only because they could not afford to pay for their freedom.
Watch Civil Rights Corps Founder and Executive Director Alec Karakatsanis talk about our urgent work after being awarded the Emerging Leader Award by the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh.
Watch Civil Rights Corps Founder and Executive Director Alec Karakatsanis talk about ending money bail in Harris County.
"In parts of the country, prosecutors are using these orders to put crime victims—especially poor victims, and, in cities like New Orleans, victims of color—in jail in order to get swift victories in court, sometimes, puzzlingly, in minor cases. A lawsuit filed today in federal court by the American Civil Liberties Union and Civil Rights Corps, ...
The New York Times published a story on our lawsuit against Harris County for their unconstitutional bail practices in spring 2017. This video, which was included as part of the article, shows the inhumane way that judges in Harris County treat human beings who have been arrested during their bail hearings.