NEW YORK — In 2017, around 33,000 criminal defendants in New York couldn’t post bail at their initial hearing. They went straight from a courthouse to jail simply because they were poor. The New York ...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday threatening to withhold or revoke federal funding to local and state governments that offer cashless bail, arguing that it is a threat to ...
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Last week, President Trump signed two executive orders to end cashless bail. These orders were targeted at Washington, D.C., and other areas of the country with these bail ...
If you're charged with a crime, you may be required to post bail to get out of jail before your court date. Three common types of bail bonds include cash, surety bonds and property bonds. Bail bonds ...
In Hamilton County, a jail stay can start with a momentary slip of judgment or a false accusation, but getting out can be much more complicated, according to Jason Clark, the Criminal Court Clerk's ...
The New York government could pass its own bill as soon as this spring.Advocates for criminal justice reform say that ending the bail system would help curb mass incarceration. Abolishing bail, ...