Jeremy Cherson
jeremycherson.bsky.social
Jeremy Cherson
@jeremycherson.bsky.social
Director of Communications at The Bail Project. Part prescient, part paranoid.
Reposted by Jeremy Cherson
September 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Cherson
"The greatness of our justice system comes from fairness, equality and liberty before guilt is proven. Mr. Trump’s executive orders only move us further away from those goals — and thousands of Americans will pay the price."

@jeremycherson.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | One Concrete Way to Make the Justice System Fairer
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Cherson
A powerful op-ed from @jeremycherson.bsky.social & David Gaspar of @bailproject.org makes it crystal clear — bail reform makes us all safer and it's a step backward to repeal these advances. The article links to several excellent recent studies of these reforms.
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September 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Let’s be clear: there is no credible evidence linking bail reform to rising crime.Bail reform isn’t radical—it’s practical, evidence-based, and effective. And when implemented thoughtfully, it enhances public safety while protecting the presumption of innocence.

apnews.com/article/fact...
FACT FOCUS: Trump claims cashless bail increases crime, but data is inconclusive
Data has not determined the impact of cashless bail on crime rates. But experts say it is incorrect to claim that there is an adverse connection.
apnews.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Very excited to share The Bail Project's newest report -- Beyond Bail: A National Survey of Pretrial Justice Reform.

bailproject.org/learn/beyond...
Beyond Bail: What’s Next for Reform?
A new report, Beyond Bail, highlights growing bail reform, challenges, and successes, proving pretrial justice is shifting toward fairness and safety.
bailproject.org
March 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Cherson
Bail reform has benefited tens of thousands of people, but we almost never hear their success stories. Read @brycecovert.bsky.social's 2022 story on the challenges of uplifting these narratives and the effect of the media's fixation on negative outliers.
Bail Reform Helps Countless People. Why Don’t We Hear More of Their Stories?
Personal narratives can help the public understand the benefits of bail reform, but telling these success stories presents its own share of challenges.
theappeal.org
September 18, 2023 at 7:33 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Cherson
Here is the part NOBODY ever gets about bail reform:

Pretrial incarceration causes MORE CRIME than cash bail prevents

WHY?

Because arrest and pretrial incarceration put people in crisis, even when they are innocent they lose jobs, and can't support their families...it creates massive insecurity
October 14, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Reposted by Jeremy Cherson
After bail reform effort, Baltimore residents are being held in jail at higher rates than before baltimorebeat.com/after-bail-r...
After bail reform effort, Baltimore residents are being held in jail at higher rates than before
This story was produced in partnership with the Garrison Project, an independent, nonpartisan organization addressing the crisis of mass incarceration and policing. Seven years after Maryland tried to...
baltimorebeat.com
November 9, 2024 at 1:37 PM
The Michigan legislature is finally having hearings to consider reforms to the state's pretrial system. Check out The Bail Project's statement on this here:

bailproject.org/press/histor...
Historic Pretrial Legislation Advances Equal Justice in Michigan
Comprehensive pretrial legislation, which was heard in the House Criminal Justice Committee, includes reforms aimed at reducing wealth-based detention.
bailproject.org
November 13, 2024 at 12:46 AM