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LATEST NEWS
Our community matters! Read our newsletter to stay up to date with what’s happening at the bail fund and how you can help us in our work.
August 2024 Community Newsletter
Seattle’s plan to ship people to Des Moines to be jailed for low-level crimes highlights the importance of our mission here at the bail fund.
June 2024 Community Newsletter
At NCBF, we are pro-free speech, pro-protest, and pro-Palestinian. The nationwide prevalence of protests may have waned since 2020 (the height of Black Lives Matter), but our support of protesters is as vital as ever!
Announcing New Executive Director Cyril D. Walrond
I am writing to you today with great excitement to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of the Northwest Community Bail Fund.
WHAT TO KNOW
Now more than ever we have to keep pushing for systemic change. Jump into one of our articles below to get the 101 on why we do what we do.
Why donate to a Bail Fund?
Northwest Community Bail Fund has been honored and awed by the incredible amount of support that has financed our recent growth and our ability to post bail for more people than ever before. With a 600 percent increase in our funds from 2020 to 2021 we were able to...
LEARN MORE
The system we’re trying to change is endlessly complicated, by design. Educate yourself on the deeper issues of the criminal punishment system.
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ADVOCACY
There are many ways to support our cause and fight for reform in the criminal legal system. Learn how to be a better advocate from analyzing the language you use to supporting bills online and everything in between.
How to Support a Bill Online
Every day in Olympia, bills and legislation are debated and discussed that hold real impact on long term change in the criminal legal system. At the bail fund, we are constantly keeping an eye on this and fighting with other organization to either stop a bill in its...
VOTER AWARENESS
Every election we give people the power to make long lasting change in our communities and in the criminal legal system. Register to vote here: https://vote.gov/ and learn more about how to vote responsibly:
A History of Juneteenth: How Did We Get Here?
Juneteenth — originating in 1865 — celebrates the day that the last enslaved African Americans were declared free. Although the Emancipation Proclamation took effect over two years prior on January 1, 1863, not all African Americans were immediately liberated. Those...
LEGISLATION
While posting bail is a large part of our efforts in the PNW area, we recognize that posting bail is only a temporary fix. We are working toward long-term solutions with other local organizations and community leaders to raise awareness around the criminal punishment system and how it hurts people.
NCBF Helps to Reform Court Rule to Decrease Disruptions in People’s Lives
A new court rule that went into effect in February makes it easier for pretrial defendants to maintain work and childcare duties while their cases proceed through the court. Northwest Community Bail Fund joined dozens of attorneys and community partners in supporting...
Want to get involved in our Court Watch Program?
NCBF facilitates programs in King County and Pierce County to monitor court activity, gather data and help inform change to protect people from an abusive system. You can get involved today to bring Court Watch to your county or join in current efforts.