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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · 7h

In Part 2 of our conversation with Mano Raju, we dive deeper into what it means to truly 'rock with your client', and how community engagement transforms public defense.
🔗Watch the full video now via the link in our bio

@manorajupd.bsky.social @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov

#PublicSafety #PublicDefense

Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · 2d

What does fairness really look like in the courtroom? Hint: it starts with listening to the person whose life is on the line. Join us this Thursday, October 16 for a conversation that challenges how we define justice.
@manorajupd.bsky.social @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov
#PublicSafety #PublicDefense

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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · 6d

Text reminders help people stay free & save public resources. Harvard research shows court texts reduce jail time & missed hearings.

Smart, scalable, humane💡

🔗 Learn more via the link in our bio!

@harvardkennedy.bsky.social

#PublicSafety #JusticeReform #FundJustice #PretrialJustice

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Vera Institute of Justice @vera.org · 6d

Everyone within U.S. borders—regardless of age and immigration status—is entitled to due process when facing deportation.

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 6d

Prison is a dangerous place. Its horrific conditions can be triggering for anyone. Yet more than 40% of people behind bars in severe psychological distress have not had mental health treatment

The carceral system is no place for people who need health care

#WorldMentalHealthDay

Graph titled the most vulnerable people in prison often do not receive the medical care they need. 42% of people in severe psychological distress while incarcerated have not had mental health treatment.

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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · 7d

Public defenders do more than defend cases — they defend futures. By connecting clients to resources, education, and support, they build trust and break cycles. Join us on 10/16 for the full conversation on rethinking public safety. ⚖️💡
@manorajupd.bsky.social @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov
#PublicSafety

Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · 7d

Public defenders don’t get massive budgets or ivory-tower experts to make powerful cases— but community expertise counts.
When we bring lived experience into the courtroom, we move the ball toward real justice. ⚖️
@manorajupd.bsky.social @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov
#PublicSafety #JusticeReform

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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · 15d

We told ya'll Taylor wasn't the only one with BIG news to share❤️‍🔥
✨Introducing Justice on Tap!✨A podcast series serving knowledge, advocacy & action on the pretrial system. When it comes to justice, we don’t wait… we keep it ON TAP ⚖️🍸
#justiceontap #pretrialreform #taylorswift #thelifeofashowgirl

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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · 21d

Taylor’s not the only one with a big October release ❤️‍🔥
Something big is dropping… can you guess what it is?

#TaylorSwift #TS12 #TheLifeOfAShowgirl #pretrialjusticeinstitute #fundjustice #endmassincarceration

Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · 22d

New merch, same mission: end mass incarceration💥Each purchase powers the fight for justice, equity, and liberation.

Check it out at bit.ly/ShopPJI

#pretrialjusticeinstitute #endmassincarceration #abolishcashbail #publicsafety

Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Sep 15

Jailed for $750, she lost her home, car, & was separated from her kids. This is the violence of cash bail—destabilizing families & making return to court harder. Cash bail punishes poverty & undermines safety. 🌱 Build alternatives. Donate today at pretrial.org/donate
#PublicSafety #EndCashBail

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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Sep 14

Locking people up doesn’t equal safety. Every detention decision harms families + communities. True safety comes from stability, healing, and accountability—not more incarceration. Join us in building alternatives. Donate today at pretrial.org/donate.
#endmassincarceration #endcashbail #publicsafety

Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Sep 11

Locking people up doesn’t equal safety. Every detention decision harms families + communities. True safety comes from stability, healing, and accountability—not more incarceration. Join us in building alternatives. Donate today at pretrial.org/donate.
#EndMassIncarceration #EndCashBail #FundJustice

Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Sep 10

Cages don’t make us safe—they create the conditions that drive violence: shame, isolation, economic harm, exposure to violence. Real safety = accountability + healing.

🌱Join us in building alternatives—donate today at pretrial.org/donate
#endmassincarceration #fundjustice #endcashbail #publicsafety

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · Sep 9

“Basically, it’s a systemic movement of resources away from preventing tragedy to requiring tragedy,” Clark said. “It’s the same population. It’s the same people. It’s just where are we going to serve them: Before they’ve been criminalized or after they’ve been criminalized?”

For People Mentally Unfit For Trial, Waits For Treatment Get Longer

U.S. defendants must be able to understand the charges against them — but many who can’t remain behind bars waiting for mental health treatment.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice @endmoneybond.bsky.social · Sep 2

September 2025 marks two years since Illinois implemented the Pretrial Fairness Act and ended money bail.

Join us and some special guests on Tuesday, September 16th at 6pm for an online event marking this historic anniversary. Register here: forms.gle/Y1mHJuaxq6Wb...

Slide features black text reading "Pushing for Pretrial Freedom: Celebrating Two Years of the Pretrial Fairness Act. Tuesday, September 16th at 6pm CDT" over a golden sparkley background. Below that is an image of a diverse group of advocates outside a courthouse caryyinh signs about the Pretrial Fairness Act.

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September 2025 marks two years since Illinois implemented the Pretrial Fairness Act and ended money bail. Join the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice and some special guests on Tuesday, September 16th at 6pm CDT for “Pushing for Pretrial Freedom: Celebrating Two Years of the Pretrial Fairness Act,” an online event marking this historic anniversary.

This virtual education event will feature conversations with advocates, legislators, and organizers discussing how Illinois has continued to move the fight for pretrial freedom forward after becoming the first state in the country to end money bond.
During this event, you’ll hear:

State Senator Robert Peters (13th District) and David Hogg (Leaders We Deserve) in conversation about how Illinois is redefining community safety.

Champaign County Chief Public Defender Elisabeth Pollock on how the FAIR Act will transform legal representation for Illinoisans who can’t afford an attorney.

Jersey Shabazz (Access Living) & Katrina Baugh (Radical Hospitality Ministries) discussing the Pretrial Success Grants Program and how this investment in voluntary services for people awaiting trial will improve pretrial outcomes.

Updates on implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act and how after nine years, the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice continues our work to free more of our neighbors from pretrial jailing.

Join us to celebrate the progress we’ve made in transforming Illinois’ pretrial justice system and learn about the work ahead!

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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our ancestors gave from sacrifice & solidarity, not wealth. Today, on Give828, we carry that legacy forward. Support Black-led orgs creating the future we deserve.

💛bit.ly/pji-give828

#Give828 #BlackPhilanthropyMonth #fundjustice #pretrialjusticeinstitute #mutualaid

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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today’s your LAST chance! Join Liberating Justice—a FREE webinar on resourcing Black-led justice work + reimagining philanthropy. 📅 Aug 28 | 2PM ET 🎟 bit.ly/liberating-justice

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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our ancestors gave not from abundance, but from love, survival, and a vision of freedom. This Give828, honor their legacy by fueling Black-led orgs fighting for liberation today. Give boldly. Give for freedom. Give now.

#BlackPhilanthropyMonth #Give828 #fundjustice

On a dark grey background, bold yellow and white font announces that early giving for Give 8/28 begins today, August 26th, and provides the link to donate to the Pretrial Justice Institute: bit.ly/pji-give828

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Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice @endmoneybond.bsky.social · Aug 25

President Trump has issued an executive order aimed at forcing states that have ended or reduced the use of money bail in the pretrial process to reverse those policies.

Tell Governor Pritzker & your legislators to defend the Pretrial Fairness Act: actionnetwork.org/letters/beat...

Beat Back Trump’s Attack on the Pretrial Fairness Act!

President Trump has said he wants to end the Pretrial Fairness Act and bring back money bail in Illinois. We are asking people from across the state to call on their legislators and Governor Pritzker ...

actionnetwork.org

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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Aug 21

54 years later, his words still guide us. Even as mass incarceration continues to cage and kill, George's vision of freedom endures and strengthens today's struggle for abolition. To honor him is to organize, resist, and fight for liberation✊🏾

Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Aug 21

From his cell, George exposed the violence of prisons, wrote Soledad Brother & Blood in My Eye, and helped organize behind the walls. He showed that the struggle for liberation doesn’t stop at the prison gates.

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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Aug 21

“They couldn’t let him live…they were afraid people would begin to listen.” — Georgia Bea Jackson.

On Aug 21, 1971, George Jackson—revolutionary, writer, and prison organizer—was assassinated by guards in San Quentin.

#BlackAugust #GeorgeJackson #EndMassIncarceration #organizeforjustice

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Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Aug 20

⏰ 1 week left! Join us Aug 28 at 2PM ET for Liberating Justice—a FREE webinar on funding freedom + resourcing Black-led justice work. Disrupt. Redistribute. Rebuild. Don’t miss it!

🎟 bit.ly/liberating-justice

#BlackPhilanthropyMonth #pretrialjusticeinstitute #endmassincarceration

Promotional graphic for an upcoming webinar featuring photos of hosts Guisela Marroquín and Dr. Kevin Beckford of the Pretrial Justice Institute, and Regina Alhassan of ResearchPRO. Bold orange and white text above the photos reads Liberating Justice. Above the title, bold navy text states the date and time: Thursday, August 28 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. A message at the bottom invites viewers to register for free at bit.ly/liberating-justice.

Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social · Aug 17

When systems fall short, nonprofits step up. From disaster relief to pretrial justice, we’re neighbors helping neighbors—so no one falls through the cracks. Learn more: NonprofitsGetItDone.org

#NonprofitsGetItDone #pretrialjusticeinstitute #pretrialjustice #racialjustice

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