Our Mission
The mission of the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund is to end cash bail in our city. Until that day, we post bail for our neighbors who cannot afford to pay.
2021 Black Mama's Bail Out
This year's Black Mama's Bail Out campaign kicks off April 5th. We will be raising money through May 6th to post bail for Black women and gender non-conforming people in time for Mother's Day. We hope to raise $90,000 to bail out as many Black mamas as possible. Black mamas include Black women, femmes, and gender non-conforming mothers and caregivers. Due to COVID-19, we will be including all Black women, femmes, and gender non-conforming people in this year's bail out. Donate by hitting the button below.
You can also buy art made by our partner People's Paper Co-op! The People's Paper Co-op is a women led, women focused, women powered art and advocacy project at the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia. The PPC looks to women in reentry as the leading criminal justice experts our society needs to hear from and uses art to amplify their stories, dreams, and visions for a more just and free world.
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We are coordinating with our sibling bail fund, Philadelphia Bail Fund, to quickly secure the freedom of as many of our neighbors as we can in the wake of COVID-19. Prisons are notoriously unsanitary places where our neighbors are warehoused with woefully inadequate medical care. As of January 29, 2021 PCBF alone has freed 341 people for a total of $2,988,390 since March 2020.
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This segment of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver provides a good overview of the crisis.
Our Impact so Far
From May 13, 2017 to April 1, 2021, we've bailed out 615 people held in Philadelphia jails simply because they could not afford to buy back their freedom. Roughly 33% of those who we've bailed out are women and over 90% are Black and Brown people. We've posted over $4,024,1470 to secure our neighbors' freedom. That translates to roughly $40 million in set bail.
Your donations make this possible!
Your donations make this possible!
Help a Loved One
You can also reach out to us if you know anyone who is currently held on a bail they cannot afford in Philadelphia county. We accept referrals from anyone in the community who has a loved one who is incarcerated. You can use the online form below, or contact us directly at bailrequest@phillybailout.org or 267-225-6047.
Please give us as much information as you can about your loved one (or client), including their full name, birth date, and PP number. Also please share your email address and phone number so we can reach out for more information.
Please give us as much information as you can about your loved one (or client), including their full name, birth date, and PP number. Also please share your email address and phone number so we can reach out for more information.
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