End Mass Incarceration: Pass Bail Reform Legislation

Ask your lawmakers to take action on bail reform.

Michigan’s bail system is badly broken. It is a key driver of mass incarceration and disproportionately impacts Black and Brown people. On any given day, over half of Michigan’s jail population – about 8,000 people presumed innocent but who can’t afford bail – remain locked behind bars, still waiting for their day in court.

This year, we must work together to pass legislation aimed squarely at transforming our broken bail system so that it enables people to contribute to their communities rather than restrain them with overbearing and harmful bail restrictions.

Contact your lawmaker and tell them to pass bail reform legislation this year.

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Subject Pass comprehensive bail reform legislation this year

Dear Representative,

As a voter, I believe the presumption of innocence is a sacred principle of our criminal legal system. Yet, thousands of people who have not been convicted of a crime are locked in jail, awaiting their day in court, only because they can’t afford bail. I urge you to end this unjust practice and vote for comprehensive bail reform this year.

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Our legal system should enable people to contribute to their communities rather than restrain them with overbearing and harmful bail restrictions. We need your help to fix our broken bail system. Pass comprehensive bail reform legislation this year.

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End Mass Incarceration: Pass Bail Reform Legislation

Ask your lawmakers to take action on bail reform.

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