Bail Reforms Did Not Increase Crime Rates, Says 33-City Study
There is no evidence that bail reforms have affected crime rates, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School said...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 252 min
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Georgia's New Bail Law
A federal lawsuit challenges a new Georgia law that allegedly restricts charitable bail funds, potentially eliminating them, The Georgia...
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Crime and Justice News
May 92 min
First-In-Nation Illinois Bail Reform 'Has Leveled The Playing Field'
Cook County Judge Charles Beach has presided over hundreds of pretrial hearings since Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash...
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Crime and Justice News
May 22 min
After Ending Cash Bail, Illinois Reformers Push Programs To Support People On Pretrial Release
In Illinois, a program called Community Release with Support is designed to address the underlying needs of people on pretrial release by...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 223 min
Amid High Crime, Some States Move In Opposite Directions On Bail
Crime is shaping up as a potent election issue, and a key debate point involves bail: Which suspects should be jailed before trial, and...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 22 min
Georgia May Require Cash Bail For More Crimes, Eroding 2018 Reforms
Georgia senators voted 30-17 on Thursday to require cash bail for 30 additional crimes, with more than half being misdemeanors, a move...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 13, 20232 min
States Struggle With Setting Policies On When To Allow Cash Bail
States are trying to figure out what to do about cash bail. The system — in which arrested suspects pay cash to avoid sitting in jail...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 1, 20232 min
Officials Say New L.A. Bail System Works, Critics Decry Quick Releases
The presiding judge and executive officer of the Los Angeles Superior Courts are defending the court's new policy of releasing those...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 12, 20232 min
Illinois Next Week Becomes the First State to Abolish Cash Bail
Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act, which abolishes cash bail as a condition of pretrial release, will take effect Sept. 18, making Illinois...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 11, 20232 min
Data From 13 Places Show Bail Reforms Do Not Increase Crime
Ending or limiting the use of monetary bail has become a common criminal justice reform. Reformers and researchers have long supported...
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Crime and Justice News
May 17, 20232 min
L.A. County Judge Blocks Cash Bail For Unarraigned Arrestees
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday blocked the city and county of Los Angeles from demanding cash bail from arrestees...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 3, 20232 min
Bail Reform An Issue In NY Budget Negotiations At Deadline
With a state budget due, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state's Democratic-supermajority legislature were locked in debate over...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 29, 20232 min
Florida County Bail Reform Frees 237 Monthly, Cutting Jail Counts
Bail reform came to Florida's Broward County last year to allow poor people arrested for misdemeanors and non-violent third-degree...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 20, 20232 min
Republicans In WI, Other States Seek To Restrict Bail Releases
Two days before he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring more than 60, Darrell...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 15, 20232 min
Illinois High Court Hears Challenge To Law Eliminating Cash Bail
The fate of an Illinois law that aims to eliminate cash bail for criminal defendants is in the hands of the state’s highest court, which...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 3, 20232 min
Illinois Cash Bail Still In Effect As Supreme Court Ponders New Law
The fate of Illinois cash bail in the hands of the Illinois Supreme Court. It could take weeks or longer before the court decides whether...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 30, 20222 min
Judge Says IL Elimination of Cash Bail Is Unconstitutional
Illinois' plan to abolish cash bail in 2023 faced a severe setback when a downstate county judge ruled that doing so would violate the...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 28, 20223 min
Illinois Hopes To Reduce Jail Counts By Eliminating Cash Bail
Unless a judge steps in, Illinois is poised to become the first state to eliminate cash bail, expanding an approach that has seen some...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 2, 20222 min
Illinois Democrats OK Crime Bill Cleanup, Ending Cash Bail
Democrats in charge of the Illinois General Assembly clarified their watershed criminal justice overhaul Thursday, appeasing critics by...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 14, 20221 min
New Electronic Monitoring Law in Illinois ‘Ignored’ in Chicago
New rules around pretrial electronic monitoring are being ignored in Chicago's Cook County, with Illinois lawmakers pushing to undo more...
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