New Buckeye Institute Research Finds Bail Reform Could Save Ohio Communities $67 Million
In The Ohio Model for Bail Reform: Retaining Local Flexibility and Saving Money, The Buckeye Institute looked at Summit County, which uses a verified risk-assessment tool to inform pretrial detention decisions. They found that Ohio could see an annual cost savings of more than $67 million if it reforms its cash bail system and gives judges greater flexibility to use proven, evidence-based, risk-assessment tools to assess the risk an individual poses to the community rather than relying on cash bail.