To require cash bail is to criminalize poverty. That’s the kind of bogus claim you’d expect to hear from an overzealous criminal defense lawyer. To hear it, instead, from a prosecutor is quite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sept. 18, Illinois will become the first in the nation to end the use of cash bail as a condition of pretrial release - a move ...

In America, you’re innocent until proven guilty. However, even if someone is not guilty, they may still have to stay in jail until their court date. By going to a bail bond organization for assistance ...

For all the death, misery and havoc that COVID-19 inflicted during its first three years, the pandemic did bring one short-lived benefit to the criminal justice system, at least in Los Angeles County.

CENTER. TWO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE TEAMING UP TO HELP ALLEVIATE OVERCROWDING AT LOUISVILLE METRO CORRECTIONS AND ADDRESS DISPARITIESN I THE CASH BAIL SYSTEM. IT COMES A STATES LIKE ILLINOIS ARE ...

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — A city fed up. Lawlessness is running rampant in Memphis, and many blame the bail system for making it worse. One crime victim believes it’s part of the reason the man who ...

In many states, including here in Tennessee, an obstacle often stands in the way of equality and justice: cash bail. Cash bail is a practice that requires individuals charged with, but not yet ...

The average bail amount defendants with violent charges are being assessed when they are booked at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center at 201 Poplar has increased since the system swapped over ...