Incarceration Triggered by Pretrial Detention of the Poor

In August 2020, 600 defendants were detained on a bond of $500 or less. In 2017, on average, this number was 933.

The 2017 baseline was calculated as the average number of pretrial detainees who were held on a bond of $500 or less each month in 2017.

Source: Philadelphia District Attorney's Office Get the data