Critics of cash bail say it creates a two-tiered justice system: Those who can pay maintain their freedom, while those unable ...

Andy Kahan, state Rep. Gene Wu, and Beth White make the Houston Chronicle editorial board's list of finalists for Houstonian ...

It has been more than seven years since the implementation of the Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA) in the State of New Jersey. The CJRA essentially eliminated cash bail in the Garden State and ...

Bail reform, which took effect in New York in 2020, limits when judges can set cash bail. As a result, many people are ...

ENFORCEMENT, ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THESE CHANGES. THIS IS NOT A PARTIZAN ISSUE. THIS IS AN ISSUE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. GOVERNOR KELLY AYOTTE WAS SURROUNDED BY SUPPORTERS PUSHING TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE 2018 ...

Cashless bail is a start. But to truly turn the tide on rising crime in America, President Donald Trump will have to focus on the entire criminal justice system, not just pretrial release. Five key ...

Gov. Abbott touts public safety wins in Texas, including bail reform, anti-repeat offender program, and new Texas Cyber ...

This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. On a recent Saturday evening, the ...

Governor Kathy Hochul says certain crime in the 28GIVE jurisdictions(like Albany, Schenectady, Syracuse, Buffalo) in New York State has dropped by 61 percent ...

ALBANY – Democrats in the state Senate appear to be resisting big changes to New York’s bail reform law — despite both rising crime and indicators that Gov. Hochul and the Assembly are inching toward ...

Ever since the New Hampshire Legislature passed a bill aimed at reducing the number of people held without bail in 2018, lawmakers – particularly Republican ones – have sought to roll it back. But ...