. >> reporter: after two years of fighting, the charges against ramel were dropped.was later hired by the bail project, to go bac new york city jail, where he had given up hope, to give home to someone else. >> i'm a hero in training. >> reporter: this woman is also working with the bail project. we found her itself of detroit's wayne county jail, who had been waiting for her partner, brian. he lost his job because he couldn't make bail. and karina had to quit hers. >> i wasn't getting help from anybody. >> reporter: for those who worry there's a public safety risk for releasing those accused but not convicted, phil says, they need to look no further than the nation's capital. washington, d.c., did away with its bail system in 1962. and statistics show it has not led to increase in crime. >> nair not given a price tag. they're told to come back to court. in some cases, a judge will decide if someone is too dangerous. in washington, that's 10% in the past. >> reporter: there's growing efforts to change the system across the country. nearly a dozen states have legislat