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"COVID, cash bail and ‘drive-by therapy’: a deadly combination," by Kelan Lyons, CT Mirror, August 18, 2020
"Lawmakers advance more than a dozen proposals reducing but not eliminating cash bail," by Riley Snyder, The Nevada Independent , August 18, 2020
"Criminal Justice Advocates Say New Law Undermines Georgia's Efforts At Bail Reform," by Victoria Law, The Appeal, August 12, 2020
"Will Californians Vote to Eliminate Cash Bail in November?," by Alexander Lekhtman, Filter, August 10, 2020
"Opinion: Pretrial Detention During A Pandemic Could Be A Death Sentence. Yet, Prosecutors Continue To Use It To Extract Plea Deals.," by Amanda Woog, The Appeal, August 04, 2020
"As COVID-19 Permeates Prisons And Jails, Baltimore Defendants Continue To Be Held Without Bail," by Jerry Iannelli, The Appeal, July 14, 2020
"New York Is Having a Violent Summer, But It's Not Because of Bail Reform," by Scott Shackford, Reason, July 09, 2020
"NYPD’s own stats debunk claims of bail reform leading to spike in gun violence," by Craig McCarthy, Carl Campanile, and Aaron Feis, New York Post, July 08, 2020
"‘Dramatic’ Reforms to Pretrial Practice Triggered by Pandemic: Survey," by Michael Gelb, The Crime Report, July 02, 2020
"As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Some Incarcerated People Remain Behind Bars After Making Bail," by Tyler Hicks, Texas Observer, June 29, 2020
"Where Bail Funds Go from Here," by Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, June 23, 2020
"Bail Funds, Flush With Cash, Learn to ‘Grind Through This Horrible Process’," by Nicholas Kulish, New York Times, June 25, 2020
"Protest Arrests Led To Surge Of Bail Fund Donations: Impact Could Be Long Lasting," by Camila Domonoske, NPR, June 23, 2020
"What's Next For The Minnesota Freedom Fund," by Michel Martin, NPR, June 21, 2020
"California Judicial Council Ends Covid-Related Emergency Bail Schedule," by Maria Dinzeo, Courthouse News Service, June 10, 2020
