Offering a mechanism of release
from pre-trial incarceration.
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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