Offering a mechanism of release from pre-trial incarceration.

MBF is excited to announce that we have just launched our summer fundraiser #HotBailSummer!

We are knee deep in an escalation of fascism in our nation. As the police state expands and overreaches into many of our communities, the summer months are some of the hardest for our most vulnerable! This year alone, Massachusetts Bail Fund has been working expeditiously to post over 700 bails (1400+ last year!) trying to get as many people out of pretrial incarceration as possible.

Your donation contributes towards a THOUSAND+ people getting free from wealth-based detainment this year (and this fundraiser's goal of $100,000 gets 100 people free!) and keeps our organization, advocacy and project work going!

We have put up information on our social media but we could use your help with spreading the word! Please share fundraiser information with people and groups you think would be willing to donate.

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Empowering our community

OUR MISSION

The Massachusetts Bail Fund (MBF) pays bail to secure freedom from pre-trial incarceration so that those who cannot afford their bail can be in their community to fight their case.

Pre-trial freedom allows individuals, families, and communities to stay productive, together, and stable. Massachusetts jails are filled with people awaiting trial simply because they cannot afford bail. Sitting in jail on bail leads to longer incarceration times, lost jobs, lost housing, and devastating disruption to families.

The MBF is committed to practicing harm-reduction by bringing home community members serving pre-trial sentences, and to working towards abolishing pre-trial detention and supervision in the long-term. The MBF sees itself as a radical direct service organization and a site for abolitionist imagination and advocacy. Please read about our demands and current work here.

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