Episode 4: Megan Stevenson on cash bail

Megan Stevenson talks about the effects of cash bail and Philadelphia’s bail reform efforts.

“Evaluating the Impacts of Eliminating Prosecutorial Requests for Cash Bail” by Aurelie Ouss and Megan T. Stevenson

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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• “The Heavy Costs of High Bail: Evidence from Judge Randomization” by Arpit Gupta, Christopher Hansman, and Ethan Frenchman.

• “Distortion of Justice: How the Inability to Pay Bail Affects Case Outcomes” by Megan T. Stevenson.

• “The Effects of Pretrial Detention on Conviction, Future Crime, and Employment: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Judges” by Will Dobbie, Jacob Goldin, and Crystal S. Yang.

• “The Unintended Impact of Pretrial Detention on Case Outcomes: Evidence from New York City Arraignments” by Emily Leslie and Nolan G. Pope.

• “The Downstream Consequences of Misdemeanor Pretrial Detention” by Paul Heaton, Sandra Mayson, and Megan T. Stevenson.

• “Desperation and service in the bail industry” by Joshua Page.