Offering a mechanism of release from pre-trial incarceration.
Every day, Every Dollar Brings Someone Home.
Every day, with every dollar you contribute, we’re single handedly decarcerating county jails and reducing the devastating impact of pre-trial punishment in Massachusetts.
In 2025, the Bail Fund posted over 1,500 bails within county jails - which at any given time holds around 7,000 people in the state of Massachusetts. Out of those 1,500 referrals,
39% mention homelessness.
26.2% were for Black individuals, in the state of Massachusetts, Black people represent 9.6% of the state population but 28.3% of the jail population
19.3% were for Latino/a/e individuals.
Your donation helps us get another THOUSAND people free in 2026! It also keeps our protest support, organizing, advocacy and project work going!
Help us sustain our critical work in the new year.
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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