Crowdfunding effort aims to bring women home, inform public on effects of cash bail

Why Philly groups are celebrating Mother’s Day by bailing out black moms

When Romeeka Williams was charged with driving under the influence about a year and a half ago, the steep bail — $50,000 – was far beyond her means. So, the North Philadelphia mother of two spent three weeks in jail, and her children, ages 1 and 3 at the time, were left with her grandmother.