Articles by Sheila Terman Cohen

Free The 350 Bail Fund Helps Cover Fees For Indigent Defendants In Dane County

Emily Hamer
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Sheila Terman Cohen
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Monday, January 21, 2019 - 12:00pm
Activists in several cities across the U.S. have organized bail funds to help indigent people pay bail for nonviolent and low-level crimes — but in Wisconsin, these funds are severely limited.

Bail Bonding Supporters Push Back On Efforts To Curtail Cash Bail

Sheila Terman Cohen
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Monday, January 21, 2019 - 12:00pm
Wisconsin is one of a handful of states that have laws banning bail bonding, having abolished it in 1979.

The Rippling Effects And Inequities Of Cash Bail In Wisconsin

Emily Hamer
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Sheila Terman Cohen
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Monday, January 21, 2019 - 12:00pm
Problems related to an inability to pay cash bail, and a raft of lawsuits, have prompted numerous states including Wisconsin to question whether using the practice for minor offenses is cost-effective — or even constitutional.