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Bail Project offers free pretrial bail, court reminders and services on Flathead Reservation
Summary
Riley Pavlovich of The Bail Project described the nonprofit’s work in Montana: paying pretrial bail, arranging court reminders and transportation, and connecting clients to services. Pavlovich said the program on the Flathead Reservation has a 94% court-return rate.
Riley Pavlovich, a bail disruptor with The Bail Project, said the national nonprofit pays pretrial bail and provides reminders, transportation and other supports so people can attend court and access services while their cases proceed.
"We are a national nonprofit, and our mission is to end the disparities in the criminal justice system by focusing on pretrial reform, specifically the cash bail system," Pavlovich told Joel Baird on the community-access program Your Missoula. Pavlovich described The Bail Project’s Montana work as centered at the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Jail in Pablo and on the Flathead Reservation.
The Bail Project’s model, Pavlovich said, is to post bail for people who cannot afford it and then remain active in…
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