Giving Tuesday 2022 - Freedom for the Season

Too often, people sit in jail without having been convicted of a crime; they simply cannot afford to be bailed out. This can result in missing school, work, and caring for loved ones. This holiday season, consider helping low-income residents stay home for the holidays by donating to Denton Bail Fund.

Bail funds step up where governments refuse to act.

Addressing the needs of low-income residents is a public safety issue: Holding people in jail during a global pandemic is particularly inhumane and creates a significant public health risk. Additionally, by spending money on pretrial detention, we miss opportunities to fund those services that folks need to survive, thrive, and create safer communities for all.

In a time when state legislatures across the country are reducing the scope of the cash bail system, the Texas legislature has predictably done the opposite with the passing of SB6 during the last legislative session. SB6 has both reduced bail eligibility and needlessly imposed limitations on the life-saving work bail funds conducted in Texas. As a new legislative session begins, we are preparing for additional challenges,

We need your support! Please donate so we will have funds available to help free more people as we prepare for the months ahead.

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Thank you to everyone who has given what they can. Your donations have already made a significant impact.