New executive orders from the White House aimed at stopping bail reform have put Illinois — the first state to completely eliminate cash bond — into the spotlight of a national debate on bail and ...

Recent reforms now require safety risk assessments when considering pretrial release from jail. These can benefit women on multiple levels, from those accused of crimes to survivors of gender-based ...

The Houston Chronicle editorial board says voters should support Proposition 3 as part of a wider effort to move Texas away ...

Demirti Marshall should have been locked up before he allegedly slashed a straphanger Monday — but convinced a judge to cut ...

Illinois became the first state to end cash bail in 2021, replacing it with a risk assessment system to determine a person's ...

A sweeping revision of the process for releasing accused criminals on bail won initial approval from the Texas House on Friday night, nearly three months after the GOP-priority legislation stalled in ...

Morgan Moore with Lone Star Bail Bond says since August, a man is calling family members of those who have been recently ...

In 2015, a pregnant and homeless 30-year-old woman spent 135 days in an Illinois jail because she stole two plums and three candy bars from a Save A Lot store. That same year, a 41-year-old Illinois ...