Elimination of Cash Bail in Illinois Reduced County Jail Populations
More than half a year into implementation of a state law that eliminated cash bail, Illinois counties now have longer detention hearings,...
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Apr 21 min
In Texas, Cash Bail System, Jail Conditions Punish Poor Women
In Texas, money can make a difference in how much time people who are legally presumed innocent sit behind bars awaiting the outcome of...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 132 min
Opinion: Bail Reform May Be Key In Protecting Public Safety
States across the country are taking a hard look at their cash bail systems, in most cases with an eye toward adopting practices that are...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 92 min
Supreme Court Declines To Take Up Case Challenging Dallas County Bail Practices
A six-year legal battle over Dallas County’s bail practices ended Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review an appeals court...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 19, 20231 min
IL Eliminates Cash Bail, 'Price Tag From Presumption Of Innocence'
As of Monday, Illinois is the first state to ban cash bail, a long-fought and debated change that finally takes effect more than two...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 1, 20232 min
Is Bail Reform's Next Frontier Like NYC's Decade-Old System?
As the list grows of states that have used legislation to eliminate or restrict the use of cash bail for most offenses, the nation's...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 19, 20232 min
Bail Reform Examples Around U.S. Limited as Illinois Law Takes Effect
With Illinois set to become the first state to eliminate cash bail, other jurisdictions in the U.S. that have tried similar yet more...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 22, 20232 min
NYC Supervised Release Program Balloons Under Bail Reform
New York's bail reform legislation has fueled an unmanageable growth spurt in New York City's supervised release program, opening the...
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Crime and Justice News
May 22, 20233 min
Study Finds NY Bail Law Had Little Effect On Crime Rates
New York state's 2019 bail reform law had little effect on crime rates, researchers have concluded. Although rates of murder, larceny,...
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Crime and Justice News
May 8, 20232 min
NY Gov Touts New Rollback in Bail Reform Ahead Of 2024 Elections
Less than 12 hours after New York lawmakers approved a state budget, Gov. Kathy Hochul was promoting her biggest victory: legislation...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 28, 20231 min
NY Bail Reform Gets Third Round of Changes
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers reached a deal on the state's annual budget, including significant changes to the state's...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 16, 20232 min
NY Bail Reform Law Shows General Decrease in Rearrests
As New York lawmakers square off over whether to retreat from a 2020 bail reform law, a new study says the law reduced the likelihood...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 27, 20232 min
Miami Bail Reform Plan On Hold After DeSantis Intervenes
For the past two years, a committee of representatives from Miami-Dade County, Fl.'s corrections department, homeless agency, and public...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 31, 20222 min
Houston Bail Study: Less Incarceration and Less Crime
A new study of more than half a million misdemeanor cases over a seven-year span in Harris County, Tx., showed that eliminating cash bail...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 24, 20223 min
NYC Mayor, NY Gov Squabble, Using 'Fundamentally Different' Bail Data
By former cop and New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ account, his city is teeming with career criminals who are reoffending in record...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 4, 20221 min
NYC's Adams Calls for Stricter Bail Laws Ahead of Governor Election
In April, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the legislature tightened the state's bail laws, the New York Times reports. More crimes are...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 12, 20222 min
Detroit Reforms Aim to Stop Racial Inequality in Cash Bail Practices
Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices,...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 12, 20222 min
Republicans 'Weaponize Bail Reform' Amid 2022 Election Battles
Last year, Democrats on Long Island were swept out of county offices amid Republican attacks on New York’s bail laws, which ended cash...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 8, 20222 min
NY Bail Reform Rollback A Big Win For Moderate Gov. Hochul
Amid rising concerns over crime in an election year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders on Thursday reached agreement on...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 6, 20221 min
NY Agreement Near On Rollback of 2019 Bail Reform Law
New York state would allow judges to set bail for more offenses and make it easier to hold repeat offenders pending trial as part of a...
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