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Fiona Apple Drops First Song in 5 Years to Support Mothers in Pretrial Detention

Fiona Apple released the music video for her new song, "Pretrial (Let Her Go Home),” featuring women impacted by pretrial detention.

Apple said that during her time as a court watcher for over two years, she “took notes on thousands of bond hearings,” and observed “[t]ime and time again” as “people were taken away and put in jail, for no other reason than that they couldn’t afford to buy their way free.” The artist added that it was “particularly hard to hear mothers and caretakers get taken away from the people who depend on them.” She shared that for the past five years, she has been volunteering with the Free Black Mamas DMV bailout, and has witnessed “the stories of women who fought for and won their freedom with the tireless and loving support of the leadership.” According to a press release, the video features photos and footage shared by women who were jailed despite a presumption of innocence simply because they couldn’t afford bail. “I give this song in friendship and respect to all who have experienced the pain of pretrial detention and to the women of the group’s leadership who have taught me so much and whom I truly love.”

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