Dorothy Hinton-Adams was arrested for allegedly shoplifting a can of peanuts and had her bail set at $500, which she could not afford. A group called Black Mamas Bail-Out posted her bail. Poor people, people of color, and people with certain disabilities are more likely to be held in jail before trial and assigned high bail. While bailing people out addresses the harm of incarceration, it is only one tactic among many needed to fully address mass incarceration. The document recommends starting a local bail-out fund and raising community awareness as potential solutions.

1. Freedom Can’t Wait
Tierra Phillips
Cycle 45

2. Main Point
• Dorothy Hinton-Adams was arrested for allegedly shoplifting a can of
peanuts
• Her bail was set at $500, which she could not afford
• A group called Black Mamas Bail-Out posted her bail

3. Fighting For
• Poor people, people of
color, and people with
certain disabilities are more
likely to be held in jail
before trail and assigned
high bail
• “Bailing out people is only
one tactic to address the
harm of mass
incarceration.”

5. Mass Incarceration
https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/racepolitics
justice/2016/08/13/race-mass-
incarceration-and-bill-clintons-policies/
https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/racepolitics
justice/2016/08/13/race-mass-
incarceration-and-bill-clintons-policies/

6. My Solution
• Start your own bail-out fund in your community. They’re very easy to
set up. It’s scalable.
• Provide awareness to your community.

9. Thank you!
Questions