/news/tags/bail-project Bail Project en-US Copyright Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:17 GMT /law-justice/2023-03-22/the-bail-project-in-cleveland-is-gathering-hundreds-of-examples-to-show-cash-bail-is-not-necessary Bail Project founder Robin Steinberg and CEO David Gaspar appeared at the City Club of Cleveland Wednesday. They argued their project proves cash bail is unnecessary. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:17 GMT /law-justice/2023-03-22/the-bail-project-in-cleveland-is-gathering-hundreds-of-examples-to-show-cash-bail-is-not-necessary Matthew Richmond /news/government-politics/2020-06-25/cleveland-drops-curfew-violation-charges-against-downtown-resident Updated 7:15 p.m., 6/25/2020 Cleveland city prosecutors are dropping charges against a Bail Project staffer arrested for breaking Downtown curfew despite living and working there. Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:06:51 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-06-25/cleveland-drops-curfew-violation-charges-against-downtown-resident /news/government-politics/2020-02-04/cleveland-bail-project-has-paid-bonds-for-175-defendants Local officials trying to bring down the population of the long-overcrowded Cuyahoga County Jail have had help in the last few months from the Bail Project, a nonprofit that posts bonds for defendants who can’t afford them. The project, which relies on donations and operates in more than a dozen court systems across the country, set up a two-person shop in Cleveland in July 2019. Since then, the project has paid the bail of 175 defendants, according to the group’s national spokesman. Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:00:00 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-02-04/cleveland-bail-project-has-paid-bonds-for-175-defendants