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Big Corporations Make Millions by Selling People a Chance to Get Out of Jail

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|Date: January 17, 2018
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Big Corporations Make Millions by Selling People a Chance to Get Out of Jail

By Udi Ofer If you got arrested, could you come up with the bail needed to buy your immediate freedom? Fo ...

By Udi Ofer If you got arrested, could you come up with the bail needed to buy your immediate freedom? For most people, the answer is no. Even though those arrested haven’t been convicted of a crime, ...

January 17, 2018
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SF Public Defenders Stand Up to Money Bail

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|Date: October 27, 2017
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SF Public Defenders Stand Up to Money Bail

(From Press Release)—In response to a pair of major statewide developments in the fight to abolish money ...

(From Press Release)—In response to a pair of major statewide developments in the fight to abolish money bail, San Francisco public defenders will file challenges in every criminal case in which bail ...

October 27, 2017
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Chief Justice Workgroup Calls Money Bail “Unsafe and Unfair”

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|Date: October 26, 2017
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Chief Justice Workgroup Calls Money Bail “Unsafe and Unfair”

(From Press Release) - A workgroup established by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye to study Californi ...

(From Press Release) - A workgroup established by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye to study California’s bail system issued a slate of recommendations on Tuesday, saying money bail should be repla ...

October 26, 2017
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SF Man’s Case Challenges Money Bail

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|Date: September 23, 2017
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SF Man’s Case Challenges Money Bail

(From Press Release) - A San Francisco senior citizen is poised to strike a blow against the money bail s ...

(From Press Release) - A San Francisco senior citizen is poised to strike a blow against the money bail system, with the state appeals court ordering the California Attorney General to explain why the ...

September 23, 2017
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Governor Brown Commits to Bail Reform, but Not in 2017

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|Date: August 26, 2017
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Governor Brown Commits to Bail Reform, but Not in 2017

On Friday, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Senator Bob Hertzberg and Ass ...

On Friday, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Senator Bob Hertzberg and Assemblymember Rob Bonta announced a joint commitment to working together on reforms to California ...

August 26, 2017
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Key Changes Allow Bail Reform Legislation to Pass Assembly Public Safety Committee

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|Date: July 12, 2017
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Key Changes Allow Bail Reform Legislation to Pass Assembly Public Safety Committee

Sponsor pledges to make additional changes to address concerns about public safety, judicial discretion a ...

Sponsor pledges to make additional changes to address concerns about public safety, judicial discretion and cost as the bill moves forward (From Press Release) – The Assembly Public Safety Committee t ...

July 12, 2017
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No Justice No Pride: Coming Out Against Money Bail

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|Date: June 25, 2017
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No Justice No Pride: Coming Out Against Money Bail

By Charles Fredrick So here’s the T — as a community, we queer and trans folks are no strangers to crimin ...

By Charles Fredrick So here’s the T — as a community, we queer and trans folks are no strangers to criminalization and aggressive policing, be it by the actual police or society at large. Our very exi ...

June 25, 2017
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Bail Reform Fails in the Assembly

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|Date: June 02, 2017
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Bail Reform Fails in the Assembly

Advocates Vow to Double Down on Efforts to Reform California’s Money Bail System One of two California ba ...

Advocates Vow to Double Down on Efforts to Reform California’s Money Bail System One of two California bail reform measures (SB 10) advances despite lobbying campaign by for-profit bail insurance indu ...

June 02, 2017
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California Senate Approves Bail Reform Legislation

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|Date: June 01, 2017
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California Senate Approves Bail Reform Legislation

Bill would ensure California doesn’t jail people simply because they can’t afford bail; another identical ...

Bill would ensure California doesn’t jail people simply because they can’t afford bail; another identical bill is awaiting a floor vote in the Assembly (From Press Release)—Today, the California Senat ...

June 01, 2017
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California Bail Reform Legislation Gains Momentum

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|Date: May 27, 2017
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California Bail Reform Legislation Gains Momentum

Committees approve bills that help prevent people from being jailed simply because they can’t afford bail ...

Committees approve bills that help prevent people from being jailed simply because they can’t afford bail; bills now head to floor votes (From Press Release)—As momentum for bail reform in California ...

May 27, 2017
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Huge Insurance Corporation Out to Profit from Misery on Bail Bonds

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|Date: May 14, 2017
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Huge Insurance Corporation Out to Profit from Misery on Bail Bonds

By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli Eleven years ago, San Diego, California, resident Melodie Henderson was arrest ...

By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli Eleven years ago, San Diego, California, resident Melodie Henderson was arrested for assault after a minor altercation with a former coworker. Her bail was set at $50,000. T ...

May 14, 2017
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Insurance Corporations Created Exploitative $2 Billion Bail Industry

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|Date: May 12, 2017
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Insurance Corporations Created Exploitative $2 Billion Bail Industry

In California, bail insurance corporations’ impact and influence is exposed as the Legislature considers ...

In California, bail insurance corporations’ impact and influence is exposed as the Legislature considers reforms to the state’s unjust and costly money bail system (From press release) - On Thursday, ...

May 12, 2017
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Strong Push Now for Bail Reform in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2017
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Strong Push Now for Bail Reform in California

Last fall, the Vanguard once again was ahead of the curve, hosting a discussion on bail reform. Phil Tel ...

Last fall, the Vanguard once again was ahead of the curve, hosting a discussion on bail reform. Phil Telfeyan discussed the lawsuit for bail reform filed in federal court by his group, Equal Justice ...

April 11, 2017
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Freedom Shouldn’t Depend on Your Bank Account Balance

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|Date: April 08, 2017
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Freedom Shouldn’t Depend on Your Bank Account Balance

By Mica Doctoroff Did you know that the median bail amount in California is $50,000? That’s just a little ...

By Mica Doctoroff Did you know that the median bail amount in California is $50,000? That’s just a little less than the state’s median income of $61,000. Now, can you imagine being locked up, accused ...

April 08, 2017
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ACLU Rallies for Freedom and Justice for All at State Capitol

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|Date: April 04, 2017
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ACLU Rallies for Freedom and Justice for All at State Capitol

400 ACLU members gathered for the organization’s annual conference to lobby lawmakers on bail reform, imm ...

400 ACLU members gathered for the organization’s annual conference to lobby lawmakers on bail reform, immigration, and religious freedom legislation (From Press Release)–Today, the ACLU of California ...

April 04, 2017
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Broad Coalition Supports Effort to Reform California’s Unfair and Costly Money Bail System

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|Date: March 28, 2017
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Broad Coalition Supports Effort to Reform California’s Unfair and Costly Money Bail System

Current System Exacerbates Racial and Economic Injustice and Does Not Keep Communities Safe (From Press R ...

Current System Exacerbates Racial and Economic Injustice and Does Not Keep Communities Safe (From Press Release)-A broad coalition of labor, economic justice, community-based, and civil liberties orga ...

March 28, 2017
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Tragic Death and the Criminal Injustice of Our Bail System

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|Date: March 16, 2017
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Tragic Death and the Criminal Injustice of Our Bail System

By Udi Ofer Over the last two weeks, Americans have revisited the tragic details of the death of 22-year- ...

By Udi Ofer Over the last two weeks, Americans have revisited the tragic details of the death of 22-year-old Kalief Browder. The documentary series “Time: The Kalief Browder Story,” airs its third of ...

March 16, 2017
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AG Harris Modifies Position on Bail, Calls It Unfair to Poor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2016
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AG Harris Modifies Position on Bail, Calls It Unfair to Poor

Back in June, California Attorney General Kamala Harris (now outgoing as the Senator-elect), who said in ...

Back in June, California Attorney General Kamala Harris (now outgoing as the Senator-elect), who said in a court filing that it was “constitutional for California to require criminal defendants to pos ...

December 14, 2016
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Phil Telfeyan Speaks about his Suit against Money Bail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2016
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Phil Telfeyan Speaks about his Suit against Money Bail

Jeff Adachi (right) poses next to Phil Telfeyan (left) and Vanguard Director David Greenwald (center) Sat ...

Jeff Adachi (right) poses next to Phil Telfeyan (left) and Vanguard Director David Greenwald (center) Saturday night marked a successful Vanguard Court Watch event with San Francisco Public Defender J ...

November 22, 2016
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Keynote Speaker Jeff Adachi Discusses Bail Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2016
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Keynote Speaker Jeff Adachi Discusses Bail Reform

Saturday night marked a successful Vanguard Court Watch event with San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Ada ...

Saturday night marked a successful Vanguard Court Watch event with San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi as the keynote speaker. Phil Telfeyan discussed the lawsuit against bail reform filed by h ...

November 21, 2016
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