New Jersey is ripping up the money bail system. The massive shift in the state’s criminal justice system will require millions of tax dollars for staffing and infrastructure costs, but is intended to ...

A recent analysis by the Prison Policy Initiative contends that money bail offers minimal public safety protection and frequently results in unconstitutional pretrial detention, highlighting a ...

Among the executive orders President Trump signed Monday are two that aim to eliminate so-called cashless bail. The move threatens to cut federal funding to Washington, D.C., as well as other cities ...

President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about? “Cashless bail” is a ...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed two executive orders targeting cashless bail, claiming that the practice in certain Democratic cities is leading to criminal activity. “That was when the big ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — U.S. Congressmember Elise Stefanik of New York introduced a bill in the House of Representatives on Monday called the “Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act” that would ...

(Opinion) One of the most difficult situations I encounter in my role as a member of the clergy, is the panicked call from a friend or family member of a loved one suddenly caught up in the criminal ...

The two Democratic lawmakers who have been pushing for reforms to California’s bail system are now looking for a peek behind the curtain at how the bail industry operates. Assemblyman Rob Bonta ...