Fiona Apple Fights for Justice in Powerful New Video

Fiona Apple drops a powerful new video exposing the injustice of cash bail—and she’s not just singing about it, she lived it in courtrooms for years.

Fiona Apple has never been one to follow the rules—or sit quietly while injustice unfolds. The Grammy-winning artist, known for her soul-baring lyrics and bold creative choices, has long been a voice for the misunderstood, the marginalized, and the angry-hearted. But in her latest project, she’s taken her activism one step further. Apple is using her platform not just to raise awareness, but to demand change.

In her new music video, Apple confronts a harrowing reality. Every day in the United States, over 60,000 women are locked up in jail cells before they’ve even gone to trial. Not because they’ve been found guilty, but because they simply can’t afford bail. Let that sink in. These women are presumed innocent under the law, yet remain incarcerated, sometimes for months, just because they’re poor. Their average yearly income? A heartbreaking $11,000. And two-thirds of those women are mothers to young children.

A Court Watcher’s Eye: Fiona Apple Steps Into the System

“Let Her Go Home,” Fiona Apple’s new campaign and song, puts real faces to this crisis. The video is a gut-punch collage of images sent in by women who have experienced pretrial detention and the loved ones they were separated from. It’s not just a song. It’s a visual protest, a call to action, and a story of collective pain, resilience, and hope.

Apple didn’t just drop a track and walk away. For over two years, she served as a court watcher with CourtWatch PG, sitting in on thousands of hearings and witnessing firsthand how often people—especially women—are tossed behind bars before trial simply for being unable to pay. It’s a pattern she couldn’t unsee. And now, she wants the rest of us to see it too.

Fiona Apple to Release New Song About Pretrial Detention Next Week

From “Tidal” to Taking Action: A Career of Courage

Fiona Apple has always been deeply principled—whether she’s calling out music industry nonsense at an awards show, donating royalties to support the Harlem Children’s Zone, or lending her voice (literally and figuratively) to causes she believes in. From her debut album Tidal in 1996, to Fetch the Bolt Cutters in 2020, her music has been raw, vulnerable, and unapologetically confrontational. “Let Her Go Home” is no different—it’s just aimed even more directly at systemic injustice.

This is more than just a video—it’s a movement. You can watch the video below and learn more about how to support the cause at lethergohome.org. Because freedom shouldn’t depend on a price tag. And no woman should be caged for being poor.