Pretrial detention has quadrupled across the country since the 1980s. In Clark County, Nevada alone, 50 people held at the Clark County Detention Center have been jailed for at least 5 years.

In part one of this video series, Community Change fellow, Nissa Tzun, interviews an activist with the Mass Liberation Project. She explores the effect of pretrial detention on people who are awaiting trial while still legally innocent and the devastating impact it has on their families.