Bail is an agreement between the court and a person accused of a crime, which allows the person to be released from jail while waiting for their court proceedings.
Author Archives: Ilica Mahajan
Ilica Mahajan is a computational journalist at The Marshall Project. She builds tools and analyzes data to uncover the complexities of the criminal justice system. As a part of the Testify series, she’s wrangled more than 70,000 records from criminal cases in Cuyahoga County to help residents better understand how the justice system works.
