David Gaspar

David Gaspar is the CEO of The Bail Project, a national nonprofit that provides free bail assistance and pretrial support to thousands of low-income people every year, while advancing policy change at the local, state, and national level. It is on a mission to combat mass incarceration by eliminating reliance on cash bail and demonstrating that a more humane, equitable, and effective pretrial system is possible. Since November 2018, The Bail Project has assisted more than 31,000 people with free bail assistance and voluntary supportive services, who have returned to 91% of their court dates laying waste to the idea that cash bail is a necessary incentive to ensure a person’s future court appearance.