Philadelphia Community Bail Fund

Our Mission

The mission of the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund is to end cash bail and pretrial detention in our city. Until that day, we post bail for our neighbors who cannot afford to pay.

Black Mama's Bail Out

We are wrapping up our 2026 Black Mama's Bail Out. From May 8th to July 3rd we posted $259,676 to free 24 Black mothers and caregivers. We offer much gratitude to National Bail Out who granted us $100,000 in bail funds and to the hundreds of supporters who donated another $55,610. Thank you!

Our Impact so far

Since our founding, PCBF has posted bail for 1298 of our neighbors and posted over $10,848,385 in bail. Roughly 37% of those who we've bailed out are women and over 90% are Black and Brown people.

Your donations make this work possible! Please donate to help us continue to #freeourpeople. Every dollar helps!

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Help A Loved One

Bail Requests
PCBF is not accepting new requests for bail help until September 2026. Please visit our website closer to September for updates.

Participatory Defense
We encourage those looking to support loved ones incarcerated in a Philadelphia prison to connect with a Participatory Defense Hub. Participatory Defense Hubs are like community support and advocacy groups where people facing criminal charges, those who have been through the criminal justice system, and volunteers trained by the Philadelphia Defender Association workshop each others cases and offer court support. You don't have to do this alone.

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