THE BRONX FREEDOM FUND
Everyday, thousands of poor people languish in New York City jails because they cannot afford their bail - even when it is as low as $500 or $1,000. The overwhelming majority are facing misdemeanor charges. Statistics tell us that people who are detained during their pretrial period face drastically worse case outcomes than those who can afford their bail. The Bronx Freedom Fund, a registered 501(c)(3), helps indigent defendants meet their bail obligations so they fight their cases from a position of strength and freedom.
Chief Judge of New York State Lauds the Bronx Freedom Fund
In Annual State of the Judiciary Address
State legislation passed last year allows not-for-profit organizations to act as bail bond agents...This legislation was prompted by the work of The Bronx Defenders, an institutional defender office, that created a special fund [now the separately incorporated Bronx Freedom Fund] to help low-income offenders post minor bail amounts. The fund reports a 93 percent appearance rate for participating defendants. In the days ahead, we should be considering approaches like this in other parts of the state and with larger bail amounts.
- Chief Judge of the State of New York, Jonathan Lippman
State of the Judiciary, 2013
February 6, 2013
New York Law Journal Profiles Bronx Freedom Fund
February 11, 2013
The Bronx Freedom Fund Listed as Top Year End Donation by The Nation
December 19, 2012
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The Bronx Freedom Fund 860 Courtlandt Avenue Bronx, NY 10451 |
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