Decarcerate Western MA Community Bail Fund Application Form

Decarcerate Western MA Community Bail Fund Application Form
Decarcerate Western Mass is a coalition of people and organizations across Western Massachusetts with the purpose of supporting incarcerated folks and getting people released. We are an abolitionist group, aiming to reduce the number of people incarcerated in jails in Western Mass.

We have limited funds and bail people out on a first-come, first-serve basis. We are currently able to pay bails up to $1000, on a case by case basis as funds are available. We are currently bailing people out from the Franklin County Jail and Hampshire County Jail. For Hampden county aka Ludlow or Chicopee Jail bails please use the Mass Bail Fund and their application form here: MBF Referral Form

If the bail you are seeking quick assistance with is $140 or less (including $40 fee) than you can text or call our phone number for a faster cash transfer: 413 213 5020. Be prepared to give this information: Name, Docket Number (if you have it), and name of court where the person is being held.

Please fill out as much information as you can; this will make it much easier for us to move forward with the bail request. Unless otherwise indicated, the questions are about the person who needs to be bailed out.

Reach out to us at wmassbail@protonmail.com with any questions.

We will be reaching out to you to get more information if we may be able to post bail. Please do not share volunteers phone numbers without consent.

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Letter from incarcerated people in Hampden County Jail

Phone Zap script to Sheriff Cocchi's office
Name*

First NameLast Name
Date of Birth*

MonthDayYear
Date
Department of Corrections ID Number
Case Number
Bail Amount*
What jail is the person being held at? (We are currently only bailing folks out of the Greenfield and Northampton, MA jails AKA Hampshire and Franklin Counties)*
What Court has their case been assigned to?
Has this person consented to being bailed out?*
Is there anybody who can contribute to the bail payment? If yes, what is their contact information (phone and/or e-mail)?
Are there any holds on this person that would restrict them from being released immediately if there bail is posted? This includes currently serving a sentence, charges in other counties or states, active warrants, federal charges, or pending charges. *
Does the person have a place to stay after they are bailed out?*
Does this person need a ride once they are bailed out? If so, where to?*
Is there somebody connected to the person who can give them a ride? If so, what is their contact information?
Is there anything else we should know about this person or their circumstances?
Questions for the Person Filling Out the Form
Name

First NameLast Name
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
Relationship to the person being bailed out?*
Should be Empty:

Decarcerate Western MA Community Bail Fund Application Form

Questions for the Person Filling Out the Form