Bail Funds and Ending Pretrial Detention

Speaking Freely With the ACLU-PA

Episode 74 is part two of our discussion about cash bail. In this episode, we hear from Alex Domingos of ACLU-PA and the Dauphin County Bail Fund and Michelle Batt of the Lancaster Bail Fund. Alex and Michelle explain what a bail fund is and what role it plays in the work to end pretrial detention. As an activist in Lancaster County, Michelle also explains the impact that ACLU-PA’s lawsuit against the county over its cash bail practices has had and how grassroots advocates have been arguing for the same reforms for over a year. Dauphin County Bail Fund: https://dauphincountybailfund.org/ Lancaster Bail Fund: https://lancasterbailfund.org/ "ACLU's lawsuit affirms need for bail reform now" by Michelle Batt: https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/aclu-s-lawsuit-affirms-need-for-bail-reform-now-column/article_58d1f32a-cd33-11ec-9f4b-fb1bd2a8e075.html