President Trump recently issued an executive order in an attempt to end pretrial reform in states across the country. We have worked in the survivor community for years, and we fought to replace cash ...

The steel-bar secured “dock” in the Department 8 courtroom is seen in Gordon Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse on Friday, July 29, 2022, in downtown Sacramento. The Trump administration threatens ...

In this Jan. 11, 2024, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State speech, in Atlanta. automation A controversial Republican-backed bill that would criminalize state bail funds ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) —Bail reform, which took effect in New York in 2020, limits when judges can set cash bail. As a result, many people are released while they wait for court. Supporters argue that it ...

States are making major progress in reforming our nation’s cash bail system. An estimated half-million Americans are in county jails right now, because they can’t afford to pay bail. Critics call the ...

The night before historic bail reforms were set to take effect on Jan. 1, Cook County court officials and workers were poised to implement the new system after years of seemingly nonstop meetings.

Massive mural in Third Ward that focuses on voting rights by artist Mathieu JN Baptiste was first in a series of ...