Mapping Police Violence
This Mapping Police Violence initiative is a live tracker that collects data on police killings in the United States. The website provides detailed data on police violence in the U.S. in 2024, including the number of people killed per day, the racial disparities in deaths, and the geographic distribution of the violence across states and counties.
“Don't Reform Prisons, Abolish Them”, Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition. A must watch!
Reformist Reforms Vs. Abolitionist Steps
A guide that breaks down the difference between reformist reforms, which continue or expand the reach of policing, and abolitionist steps that work to chip away and reduce its overall impact. As we struggle to decrease the power of policing there are also positive and pro-active investments we can make in community health and well-being.
2024 PPI Prison Report
Prison Policy Initiative’s 2024 Prison Report was released in March 2024, providing a comprehensive look at the staggering scale and complexity of mass incarceration in the United States. It dispels common myths about the drivers of incarceration, showing that the reality is much more nuanced than popular narratives about private prisons, the War on Drugs, or violent crime.
FREE THEM ALL
To our Community,
The mission of the Massachusetts Bail Fund has always been to free people from jail. We are a non-judgmental, abolitionist bail fund. We post bail for people regardless of charge or court history.
MBF TESTIFIES AGAINST S.1851!
Re: Opposition to Resolve S. 1851
Dear Chairpersons Gregoire, Pacheco, and Committee Members,
The Massachusetts Bail Fund pays up to $500 bail so that low-income people can stay free while they work towards resolving their case, allowing individuals, families, and communities to stay productive, together, and stable. Pre-trial freedom leads to better case and life outcomes. The Massachusetts Bail Fund is committed to the harm reduction of freeing individuals serving pre-trial sentences, and to abolishing pre-trial detention and supervision in the long-term.
MASSACHUSETTS HIGHEST COURT UPHOLDS UNJUST SYSTEM OF CASH BAIL
Last week, the Massachusetts Bail Fund posted our lowest bail yet; $25. On Friday August 25, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) decided the case of Brangan v. Commonwealth. The justices order judges to consider a person’s ability to pay when determining bail and they order judges to explain, either in writing or orally, their reasons for setting a cash bail that is more than the person can afford.