J-PAL is the evaluator for GPL's Nurse Family Partnership Pay for Success project in South Carolina. Results and policy lessons are forthcoming (as of September 2020) and can be viewed at this...
In the Houston Chronicle, Gabrielle Banks writes, "Harris County’s newly revamped system for processing arrestees on minor offenses is working well, according to the first official report: It is preventing needless jailing of poor people without risking more crime." The GPL has been working with the Harris County’s Commissioner’s Court, Sheriff’s Office, pretrial services agency, mental health authority, and newly formed Justice Administration Department to support the county’s improvements to its bail practices, and this article... Read more about Houston Chronicle: Fewer jailed and new arrests remain low, says report on Harris County’s bail system
In the Texas Tribune, Jolie McCullough writes, "A new report examining the impact of recent changes to bail practices in Harris County found that releasing more misdemeanor defendants from jail without requiring cash bail did not lead to an increase in arrests for reoffending." The GPL has been working with the Harris County’s Commissioner’s Court, Sheriff’s Office, pretrial services agency, mental health authority, and newly formed Justice Administration Department to support the county’s improvements to its bail practices, and this article shares details from the ...