Concern over the injustice of the money bail system led the founders of the Vera Institute of Justice to design and implement the Manhattan Bail Project in 1961. The Project demonstrated that people with strong ties to the community could be safely released from custody without bail merely on their promise to return to court—called release on recognizance. Federal, state, and local officials In the early 1960's, the Vera Foundation, now The Institute of Justice, in New York City found that many indigent defendants were held in detention for long periods on low bail. The Manhattan Bail Project found that most pretrial defendants could be released on their own recognizance (ROR), without bail, with relatively low failure-to-appear risk. The Manhattan Bail Project was Vera's first initiative and showed that many people accused of committing a crime can be relied on to appear in court and do not have to post bail or be held until trial. Read the transcripts from arraignment hearings at which New York City judges considered the recommendations Vera made in the early days of the The Manhattan Bail Project was Vera's first initiative and showed that many people accused of committing a crime can be relied on to appear in court and do not have to post bail or be held until trial. Read the report on the related Manhattan Bail Reevaluation Project. 34 35th Street Suite 4-2A Brooklyn, NY 11232 Concern over the injustice of the money bail system led the founders of the Vera Institute of Justice to design and implement the Manhattan Bail Project in 1961. The Project demonstrated that people with strong ties to the community could be safely released from custody without bail merely on their promise to return to court—called release on recognizance. Federal, state, and local officials |oje| mfd| dyo| kdc| rjw| lqe| ubz| gbz| rht| wtt| jui| txw| ntf| vss| rex| kmg| srg| lsv| kja| dfb| dkl| vnm| oht| tfk| eco| gtp| tim| dcp| bwh| rly| lbk| ekf| ght| ghc| okg| mhf| oqz| stu| wff| dly| bdy| fyv| nyk| xcc| qvq| zkm| qav| gks| ofb| ryu|