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.
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 July 17, 2020 PCBF alone has freed 237 people for a total of $2,191,750.
If you are able, please donate to help us bring as many more people home as possible.
If you are able, please donate to help us bring as many more people home as possible.
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 July 17, 2020, we've bailed out 476 people held in Philadelphia jails simply because they could not afford to buy back their freedom. Roughly 32% of those who we've bailed out are women and over 90% are Black and Brown people. We've posted over $3,038,447 to secure our neighbors' freedom. That translates to roughly $30 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.
*Note: PCBF is on a brief summer hiatus starting July 17, 2020. Since March 16, we've been doing emergency COVID-19 bailouts. Over the past 4 months, our small mostly volunteer team has posted $2,191,750 in bail to free 237 people. We've also given the majority of them support including direct connections to housing, paying for rent, utilities, and groceries, and direct connections to mental health services. We have substantially spent down our bail funds and are taking this hiatus to build up our bail funds and to rest.
We are still taking in requests to add to our list, but we will not be able to post new bails for a short while unless they are under $1,000 to post or are an emergency (medical, risk of loss of custody of children, etc.).
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.
*Note: PCBF is on a brief summer hiatus starting July 17, 2020. Since March 16, we've been doing emergency COVID-19 bailouts. Over the past 4 months, our small mostly volunteer team has posted $2,191,750 in bail to free 237 people. We've also given the majority of them support including direct connections to housing, paying for rent, utilities, and groceries, and direct connections to mental health services. We have substantially spent down our bail funds and are taking this hiatus to build up our bail funds and to rest.
We are still taking in requests to add to our list, but we will not be able to post new bails for a short while unless they are under $1,000 to post or are an emergency (medical, risk of loss of custody of children, etc.).
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Philadelphia Community Bail Fund
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