Texas lawmakers are pushing for major changes in how cash bail is set, and they have a familiar target: Harris County. At ...

Proponents say the devices have helped address inequities in the criminal justice system. But many defendants have ...

The Chattanoogans for Love, Equality, and Benevolence, or CALEB for short, is continuing their campaign to curb pretrial ...

Five Democrats joined all Republicans to support the bill in the wake of controversial decisions by an Allegheny County judge ...

Personal loans can be cheaper than bail bonds and don't require collateral. But you can't apply in jail.

Dangerous individuals can secure release if they have the funds to pay exceptionally high bonds under the cash bail system. At the same time, jails are packed. Locking up more people makes it worse — ...

The Pennsylvania Senate on Monday passed two Republican-backed bills focused on crime — one that would reduce the amount of ...

Cash bail means someone will pay the full bail amount to the court, which is meant to ensure the defendant makes court ...