What is the Impact of cash bail and mass incarceration? Have you wondered why cash bail is a problem? What would bail reform look like?
ACLU Civic Action Tuesdays:
A Conversation with the Social Justice Institute
Join the Social Justice Institute and ACLU of Ohio for a critical conversation on the devastating impacts of cash bail and mass incarceration.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 | 6:00-7:30 pm ET
This virtual event is free and open to the community.
Cash bail, also known as money bond, effectively creates a two-tiered system of justice in which people who can afford their release go home to their families, and those without financial resources are forced to unnecessarily suffer behind bars.
This system doesn’t promote public safety—it simply allows some people to buy their release, regardless of what threat they may pose. Bail reform is needed to end the practice of wealth-based detention, bring Ohio’s courts into compliance with the United States Constitution, save public funds, and truly promote public safety.
This virtual event will provide an overview on:
- The devastating impacts of cash bail and mass incarceration
- The fiscal impact of caging Ohioans pretrial
- Review core components of bipartisan bail reform bills Senate Bill 182 and House Bill 315, and
- Testimony writing training and mobilization opportunities.