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Articles by Jeremy Cherson
No One Should Be In Jail Because They’re Poor
Above photo: Over 200 people gathered on the steps of City Hall in Portland on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, to protest Mark Cardilli Jr., charged in the shooting death of Isahak Muse. Gregory Rec/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images. On America’s 250th anniversary, we must confront the issues of bail, democracy. And the unfinished promise of democracy.
No One Should Be in Jail Because They’re Poor
It was a chilly spring day when Nicole, now a 31-year-old medical social worker in Tulsa, Oklahoma, opened an unsolicited letter from a criminal defense attorney. The letter informed her that she had been charged with a felony and might have a warrant for her arrest. Nicole had never had a run-in with the law. A single mother of three, she had spent her career helping others navigate the very systems she now found herself caught in. An eyewitness to a robbery had identified her as a suspect.
Don't fall for Trump's scare tactics on 'cashless bail.' Bail reform works. | Opinion Original
Today, hundreds of thousands of legally innocent people remain jailed not because they are dangerous, but because they are poor. When someone is arrested, a judge can require them to pay a monetary amount known as “cash bail” to be released before trial. If they can’t pay, they stay in jail. If they can, they go home. With cash bail, the system doesn't ask, "Is this person a danger to their community?
Jeremy Cherson and David Gaspar
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You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. One Concrete Way to Make the Justice System Fairer Sept. 1, 2025, 5:02 a.m. ET Credit...Ben Denzer By Jeremy Cherson and David Gaspar Mr. Cherson and Mr. Gaspar work at the Bail Project.
A Recipe for Redemption
David grew up in a small farming community in California, the middle child of nine siblings. His father instilled in him a deep respect for hard work and the importance of helping others. “My father really embedded in us a good work ethic, the value of hard work, and being able to help others out,” he said. The same spirit defines David’s life today in Phoenix, Arizona. He takes great pride in his work as a cook for a program that helps formerly incarcerated individuals reenter society.
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Riverkeeper statement on environmental priorities in the New York State budget
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